October 15, 2025 • 13 mins
On episode 120, Tim discusses biblical womanhood with assistance from GotQuestions.org.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome into episode one hundred and twenty of Bring Heaven Down.
My name is Tim and I'm the host of this
daily devotional podcast. Thank you for choosing Jesus today. Yesterday
I discussed on episode one hundred and nineteen biblical manhood
(00:22):
and it's a very passionate subject of mine because men
have a very particular role within the church and within
the family that God made them in charge of. Well,
today I want to discuss biblical womenhood and one of
(00:48):
my resources that is the best is got Questions dot org.
It's one of the best Christian waysites there is and
if you have a question about anything, you should go
to Godquestions dot org. Because I am not a woman
(01:10):
and am not super familiar with everything God commands a
woman to be. I went to God Questions dot org
and asked what is biblical womanhood? And this is what
it says. Biblical womanhood is the distinguishing character of a
(01:35):
woman as defined by the Bible. When God created two genders,
he also instituted different roles for each gender. He designed
the bodies and brains of men and women to work
differently and to fulfill complementary roles. A man does not
need to act like a woman because he can never
be a woman. He can never process information like a
(01:56):
woman because his brain is DNA and his entire being
are male. The same is true for women trying to
be men. The quest for a biblical womanhood begins in
the same place that biblical manhood begins. Galatians three twenty
eight states that there is neither jude nor Greek slave,
nor free male nor female. For your all one in Christ, Jesus.
(02:21):
In Christ, we have equal value and equal responsibility to
obey and serve the Lord. All scriptural command about surrender, service,
and dedication apply equally to men and women. So first
things first, if you want to fulfill your responsibility as
(02:44):
a man or woman, you first must understand that you've
got to get your relationship with God right. That's the
first step. The article continues. It says, so the Bible's
instruction for any woman who stress for biblical womanhood begins
with her being born again. She must have become a
(03:07):
new creation in Christ and take seriously Jesus' words about
the need to abide in Him. The Word of God
must be her final authority in life, because if its
authority is not clear to her. Then she will become
a judge of scripture, rather than letting scripture judge her.
This leads to compromise and eventual moral collapse. One common
(03:32):
error in discussing biblical womanhood is to mix cultural stereotypes
with scriptural truth. This mistake has kept millions of women
from pursuing their dreams and developing their gifts. Many pursuits
or careers were considered for men only, and women were
expected to stay home and keep house. However, biblical womanhood
(03:54):
does not mean that every woman must conform to a
societal standard of femininity. For some women, embracing their femininity
will mean they pursue careers in medicine, construction, or law
enforcement because God has gifted them to serve in those areas.
For others, raising children and making a home is a
fulfillment of their God given desires. So let's make that clear.
(04:20):
Scripture does not demand that a woman must stay home
and raise their children. What scripture says is that you
must fulfill your God given abilities, whether that's in the
workforce or whether that's at home taking care of the family.
(04:42):
It continues first Peter three three through four shed some
light on God's goals for his daughters. Although Peter is
speaking specifically to Wise, this instruction applies to all women
who seek biblical womanhood. Your beauty should not come from
outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold,
(05:03):
jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of
your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.
The Bible does not give similar instructions to men, which
reveals God's understanding of the women he created. He knows
that women generally focus more on their outward appearance than
(05:27):
most men do. He also knows that the physical beauty
of a woman is often exploited, cheapened, and used for
selfish ends, so he lets her know that her real
beauty is not found there on the outside. He wants
his daughters to dig more deeply to find the reflection
of himself that he placed inside them. One of the
(05:50):
prayers we have for our kids every second night is
that our kids would pursue a holy relationship with God,
but that they would pursue to a relationship with someone
in the future that's the opposite gender, That is a
follower of Jesus, that they would be equally yoked. And
(06:10):
the reason why I say that is because this is
a situation where I only pursued a woman in my
dating life that was a follower of Jesus. And that
should be the desire for you and your children as well,
(06:32):
because that's what God calls most beautiful, not the outward appearance,
but the beauty that's found inside that is a reflection
of Himself that He placed inside them. The passage in
(06:57):
One Peter is not a condemnation of outward beauty, but
a redirection of focus. A cover girl faced with a coarse,
mean spirit does not draw people for the right reasons.
An attractive appearance quickly loses its appeal to those closest
to a woman of poor character, but a woman who
walks with God radiates the glory of God to everyone
(07:19):
she meets. A woman who models biblical womanhood has a
gentle and quiet spirit, but she can also lead a corporation,
had a maintenance crew, or discover medical cures. In fact,
as she allows the Holy Spirit to control her, God
blesses her natural gifting to accomplish even more than she
could if she tried to succeed in her own way.
(07:40):
When a woman turns her attention to the beauty of
her soul, her attractiveness becomes a cause of her exaltation
rather than her exploitation. As she focuses on developing kindness, gentleness,
and self control, she becomes more like Jesus, who attractiveness
was not outward Yet the world has never produced such
(08:01):
I'm gonna break about my wife. My wife does an
amazing job of this. My wife is beautiful on the outside,
but she is a glowing spirit. As she walks into
any room, everyone wants to talk to her, Everyone wants
(08:23):
to be next to her because of that inner attractiveness
that she walks around with, because of the beauty in
her soul, because she is so focused on developing the kindnest, gentleness,
and self control. So my wife does this, and it
(08:45):
is so obvious and apparent to me that that is
why so many people, especially myself who married her, want
to be around her and have playdates with her and
our children and just hang out. This podcast will be
right back after a short break. The article continues. Since
(09:08):
most women will be wives at some point in their lives,
Biblical womanhood affects the husband wife relationship. According to scripture,
the wife's role is different than the husband's role, but
not inferior. Hear that different but not inferior. Ephesians five
twenty two through twenty three is the passage most often
quoted in regard to the wife's role. Why submit yourselves
(09:30):
to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, as
Christ is the head of the Church, his body, of
which he is the savior. However, we err when we
treat this passage as a standalone commandment for women. It
is sandwiched between even stronger commands to the church at large.
(09:50):
Verse eighteen begins this section with submit to one another
out of reverence for Christ. The rest of the section
instructs husbands to love your wives as Christ loved the
Church and gave himself up for her. The command for
wives is merely a reflection of the attitude that every
believer should adopt. When a godly husband loves his wife
(10:14):
the way Christ loves the church, a godly wife has
little difficulty in submitting to his leadership. So again that's
a call on the husband to love his wife the
way Christ loved the Church to give his life every
(10:34):
single day down for his wife to protect and to
lead spiritually. And if husbands do that correctly, and if
wives understand their role, then there should be little difficulties submitting.
Biblical womanhood is more than a career panther or the
ability to reproduce and nurture. Because every human being carries
(10:58):
a unique facet of God's own names, we glorify Him
by reflecting that nature to the world. Women can reveal
God's glory in ways unique to their gender, as can men.
In this confusing day when gender identity has become a
matter of preference, it is vital that those who know
and love God and his word remain grounded in his truth.
(11:19):
God designed men to reflect his glory through biblical manhood.
He designed women to reflect other aspects of His glory
through biblical womanhood. When we all seek to honor Him
in every part of our lives, we will live harmoniously,
fulfilling complimentary roles as we carry out the mission Jesus
(11:40):
gave to all of us. Thank you for listening to
that article. I needed some assistance because I can speak
more about the man's role because I am a man,
and I was born a man, and I'm trying to
my best to fill those manly roles. And I was
needing some extra guidance with this article, and I hope
(12:02):
that it was encouraging for you, and I hope that
you leave this podcast understanding that the roles between men
and women are different, but not inferior to one another,
but rather complimentary, complimentary. Think of that word complimentary. A
woman was designed to be a woman, and a man
(12:24):
was designed to be a man, and they were not
designed to be each other, and that's why God created
them to be the way they are, to be different,
but to be complimentary, not to be in conflict with
one another, not to try to be each other, but
(12:44):
to submit to the role that God has orchestrated for
each man or woman. I was encouraged by this episode
by reading what I read, and I hope you were too.
Thank you for choosing Jesus today, and I hope you're
day today is filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Welcome into episode one hundred and twenty of Bring Heaven Down.
My name is Tim and I'm the host of this
daily devotional podcast. Thank you for choosing Jesus today. Yesterday
I discussed on episode one hundred and nineteen biblical manhood
(00:22):
and it's a very passionate subject of mine because men
have a very particular role within the church and within
the family that God made them in charge of. Well,
today I want to discuss biblical womenhood and one of
(00:48):
my resources that is the best is got Questions dot org.
It's one of the best Christian waysites there is and
if you have a question about anything, you should go
to Godquestions dot org. Because I am not a woman
(01:10):
and am not super familiar with everything God commands a
woman to be. I went to God Questions dot org
and asked what is biblical womanhood? And this is what
it says. Biblical womanhood is the distinguishing character of a
(01:35):
woman as defined by the Bible. When God created two genders,
he also instituted different roles for each gender. He designed
the bodies and brains of men and women to work
differently and to fulfill complementary roles. A man does not
need to act like a woman because he can never
be a woman. He can never process information like a
(01:56):
woman because his brain is DNA and his entire being
are male. The same is true for women trying to
be men. The quest for a biblical womanhood begins in
the same place that biblical manhood begins. Galatians three twenty
eight states that there is neither jude nor Greek slave,
nor free male nor female. For your all one in Christ, Jesus.
(02:21):
In Christ, we have equal value and equal responsibility to
obey and serve the Lord. All scriptural command about surrender, service,
and dedication apply equally to men and women. So first
things first, if you want to fulfill your responsibility as
(02:44):
a man or woman, you first must understand that you've
got to get your relationship with God right. That's the
first step. The article continues. It says, so the Bible's
instruction for any woman who stress for biblical womanhood begins
with her being born again. She must have become a
(03:07):
new creation in Christ and take seriously Jesus' words about
the need to abide in Him. The Word of God
must be her final authority in life, because if its
authority is not clear to her. Then she will become
a judge of scripture, rather than letting scripture judge her.
This leads to compromise and eventual moral collapse. One common
(03:32):
error in discussing biblical womanhood is to mix cultural stereotypes
with scriptural truth. This mistake has kept millions of women
from pursuing their dreams and developing their gifts. Many pursuits
or careers were considered for men only, and women were
expected to stay home and keep house. However, biblical womanhood
(03:54):
does not mean that every woman must conform to a
societal standard of femininity. For some women, embracing their femininity
will mean they pursue careers in medicine, construction, or law
enforcement because God has gifted them to serve in those areas.
For others, raising children and making a home is a
fulfillment of their God given desires. So let's make that clear.
(04:20):
Scripture does not demand that a woman must stay home
and raise their children. What scripture says is that you
must fulfill your God given abilities, whether that's in the
workforce or whether that's at home taking care of the family.
(04:42):
It continues first Peter three three through four shed some
light on God's goals for his daughters. Although Peter is
speaking specifically to Wise, this instruction applies to all women
who seek biblical womanhood. Your beauty should not come from
outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold,
(05:03):
jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of
your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.
The Bible does not give similar instructions to men, which
reveals God's understanding of the women he created. He knows
that women generally focus more on their outward appearance than
(05:27):
most men do. He also knows that the physical beauty
of a woman is often exploited, cheapened, and used for
selfish ends, so he lets her know that her real
beauty is not found there on the outside. He wants
his daughters to dig more deeply to find the reflection
of himself that he placed inside them. One of the
(05:50):
prayers we have for our kids every second night is
that our kids would pursue a holy relationship with God,
but that they would pursue to a relationship with someone
in the future that's the opposite gender, That is a
follower of Jesus, that they would be equally yoked. And
(06:10):
the reason why I say that is because this is
a situation where I only pursued a woman in my
dating life that was a follower of Jesus. And that
should be the desire for you and your children as well,
(06:32):
because that's what God calls most beautiful, not the outward appearance,
but the beauty that's found inside that is a reflection
of Himself that He placed inside them. The passage in
(06:57):
One Peter is not a condemnation of outward beauty, but
a redirection of focus. A cover girl faced with a coarse,
mean spirit does not draw people for the right reasons.
An attractive appearance quickly loses its appeal to those closest
to a woman of poor character, but a woman who
walks with God radiates the glory of God to everyone
(07:19):
she meets. A woman who models biblical womanhood has a
gentle and quiet spirit, but she can also lead a corporation,
had a maintenance crew, or discover medical cures. In fact,
as she allows the Holy Spirit to control her, God
blesses her natural gifting to accomplish even more than she
could if she tried to succeed in her own way.
(07:40):
When a woman turns her attention to the beauty of
her soul, her attractiveness becomes a cause of her exaltation
rather than her exploitation. As she focuses on developing kindness, gentleness,
and self control, she becomes more like Jesus, who attractiveness
was not outward Yet the world has never produced such
(08:01):
I'm gonna break about my wife. My wife does an
amazing job of this. My wife is beautiful on the outside,
but she is a glowing spirit. As she walks into
any room, everyone wants to talk to her, Everyone wants
(08:23):
to be next to her because of that inner attractiveness
that she walks around with, because of the beauty in
her soul, because she is so focused on developing the kindnest, gentleness,
and self control. So my wife does this, and it
(08:45):
is so obvious and apparent to me that that is
why so many people, especially myself who married her, want
to be around her and have playdates with her and
our children and just hang out. This podcast will be
right back after a short break. The article continues. Since
(09:08):
most women will be wives at some point in their lives,
Biblical womanhood affects the husband wife relationship. According to scripture,
the wife's role is different than the husband's role, but
not inferior. Hear that different but not inferior. Ephesians five
twenty two through twenty three is the passage most often
quoted in regard to the wife's role. Why submit yourselves
(09:30):
to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, as
Christ is the head of the Church, his body, of
which he is the savior. However, we err when we
treat this passage as a standalone commandment for women. It
is sandwiched between even stronger commands to the church at large.
(09:50):
Verse eighteen begins this section with submit to one another
out of reverence for Christ. The rest of the section
instructs husbands to love your wives as Christ loved the
Church and gave himself up for her. The command for
wives is merely a reflection of the attitude that every
believer should adopt. When a godly husband loves his wife
(10:14):
the way Christ loves the church, a godly wife has
little difficulty in submitting to his leadership. So again that's
a call on the husband to love his wife the
way Christ loved the Church to give his life every
(10:34):
single day down for his wife to protect and to
lead spiritually. And if husbands do that correctly, and if
wives understand their role, then there should be little difficulties submitting.
Biblical womanhood is more than a career panther or the
ability to reproduce and nurture. Because every human being carries
(10:58):
a unique facet of God's own names, we glorify Him
by reflecting that nature to the world. Women can reveal
God's glory in ways unique to their gender, as can men.
In this confusing day when gender identity has become a
matter of preference, it is vital that those who know
and love God and his word remain grounded in his truth.
(11:19):
God designed men to reflect his glory through biblical manhood.
He designed women to reflect other aspects of His glory
through biblical womanhood. When we all seek to honor Him
in every part of our lives, we will live harmoniously,
fulfilling complimentary roles as we carry out the mission Jesus
(11:40):
gave to all of us. Thank you for listening to
that article. I needed some assistance because I can speak
more about the man's role because I am a man,
and I was born a man, and I'm trying to
my best to fill those manly roles. And I was
needing some extra guidance with this article, and I hope
(12:02):
that it was encouraging for you, and I hope that
you leave this podcast understanding that the roles between men
and women are different, but not inferior to one another,
but rather complimentary, complimentary. Think of that word complimentary. A
woman was designed to be a woman, and a man
(12:24):
was designed to be a man, and they were not
designed to be each other, and that's why God created
them to be the way they are, to be different,
but to be complimentary, not to be in conflict with
one another, not to try to be each other, but
(12:44):
to submit to the role that God has orchestrated for
each man or woman. I was encouraged by this episode
by reading what I read, and I hope you were too.
Thank you for choosing Jesus today, and I hope you're
day today is filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
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