FEMALE ATTRIBUTES
GENDER ATTRIBUTES EXIST TODAY
The verse Gal. 3:28 declares the unity and equality which is in the liberty of faith in Jesus regardless of sexuality. Unity and equality result in deliverance from the bondage of the law, which was of a former covenant; however, the verse does not say that the God-given attributes which distinguish the sexes are abolished.
CREATIVE ATTRIBUTE
Both sexes are the workmanship of a divine Creator: "So God created man in his own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" the creature, which reflects the likeness of God.
FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTE
God said in the beginning, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him" (Gn. 2:18 [NIV]). The New Testament states, "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (I Cor. 11:9). A functional attribute of companionship as a helpmate for the man is inherent in the creation of the woman. A pastoral book, at I Tim. 2:13, reflects some of the details of God's creative order mentioned in the Old Testament.
JUDICIAL ATTRIBUTE
God announced judgement and punishment upon the serpent, the woman, the ground, and the man (Gn. 3:14-19). The woman lost the degree of self-rule which she once possessed (although she formerly had a creative attribute to be a help meet and companion according to God's purpose); however, subsequent to the sin and fall of Eve and Adam, the woman also obtained a judicial attribute (I Tim. 2:14). God announced to her,(Gn. 1:27 [NEB]). A creative attribute is intrinshttps://hesedken.com/ .htmlic in the image of"I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee" (Gn. 3:16). Note Bruce Jenner cannot conceive; he does not have this feminine, judicial attribute. It seems he is suffering from judgment (Romans 1:27) of God however.
The Hebrew word "yim-shal" means that the man shall have "dominion" or "power" over the woman--"rule over." The same word (in a different form) is used in Gn. 1:18 meaning "to rule over" the day and the night concerning the luminary prominence of the sun and the moon. The same word (in a participle form) is used in the prophetic utterance Micah 5:2, meaning "ruler" concerning the future authority of the Lord Jesus Christ over Israel --take note of Mt. 2:5.
Afterward, Eve was no longer sinless; the sorrow, loss and chastisement that sin brings materialized: Her freedom had diminished. The liberal status of our progenitors in relationship to God had been corrupted due to the fall, and their relationship (as to the aspect of authority between themselves) became affected. Also man still tills the ground today to survive--the earth still brings forth thorns and thistles; take note of the consequence of the fall (Gn. 3:18).
The curse still remains today; it will not include, but remain until: "the redemption of our body" (Rom. 8:18-23); "there shall be no more curse" (Rev. 22:3); "when that which is perfect is come" (I Cor. 13:10); "we shall also bear the image of the heavenly" (I Cor. 15:49); "this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality ... Death is swallowed up in victory" (I Cor. 15:54); we "are as the angels of God in heaven" (Mt. 22:30).
Becoming converted, and saved through faith in Jesus does not take away all the evil, toil, affliction, and death that sin brought forth, nor does it disannul God's judgement upon the serpent, woman, man, and the earth, even though we are "the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:26), and even though we are "the Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16). Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden: the whole creation has never been the same since (Rom. 8:22).
On the other hand, it is good for us to know: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death" (Rom. 8:1, 2).
For now we should recognize: "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (Rom. 8:16). The gifts are a manifestation of the Spirit: "the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal" (I Cor. 12:7). The gifts are made known and real to us that they are of God, and God gives us the ability to acknowledge them, and the giver of the gifts--Himself--God's power is recognized by his children through the manifestation.
Also, we should realize that later we will be changed for the better: "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God" (Rom. 8:19). The "manifestation" of the sons of God is when God will reveal to his children their glory in the day there will be no more curse, no more corruption, no more sin: when God will have given them a new body and their eternal reward in heaven.
However, the day of the "redemption of our body" (Rom. 8:23) has not manifested itself yet; it has not been realized by us yet because it will not come until a time in the future. Nevertheless, until that glorious time, sexuality, and its inherent, creative and judicial attributes continue to exist.
Also, in further reference to "there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28)--if the Apostle Paul had not believed that women have different attributes than men according to sound doctrine, then he would not have exhorted Titus, who was accompanying him at Jerusalem (Gal. 2:1): "that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed" (Tit. 2:4, 5). Also note Pr. 31:10-31. The career of homemaking is a God-given attribute of Christian women.
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DECENCY AND ORDER
ANTI-FEMININITY OF WOMEN PROFESSIONAL FIGHTING