On the Virtues of a Godly Woman

Part II of Misogyny

Further proof that Biblical Christianity does not result in misogyny:

It is true that there are many passages in the Bible which speak of the degradation of women. What most people who use these passages to debase the Bible and its followers forget (or choose to ignore) is the fact that the "offending" passages are addressed to wicked women, not women in general. These women are the temptress of youth and adulterers; they are the road which leads to death. God also addresses the wickedness of women who are contentious, jealous, and extravagant wives. This is not misogyny! Throughout the entire Bible, God speaks of sin and its punishment, death. The point of the entire Bible is to show men (that's "human-kind" for all you PCers out there) that they are wholly unable to save themselves and require a savior to remove their sin from them and reconcile them back to their creator. This Savior , or Messiah, or Christ is God's Son, Jesus. Salvation will never be found in "liberation," but only in surrender to the Lord Jesus, the Christ!

The Bible has much to say about virtuous, godly women and they are thoroughly praised! To quote the Pulpit Commentary's Introduction to the Proverbs:

"[T]he author delineates a woman of the highest attainments, strong-minded yet feminine, active, practical, prudent, economical. Her husband trusts her wholly; she manages the household, keeps her servants to their work, and herself sets an example of diligence; she always has funds in hand to make purchases at the right moment, and to provide for the needs of her household. She is as wise as she is beautiful, as generous and charitable as she is just; her virtue redounds to the credit of husband and children, and all connected with her."

"Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
'Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.'
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates."
(NASB, Proverbs 31:28-31)

Furthermore ...

"Let the mother of the family realize her high position, and be the crown of her husband (Prov. ch. 12:4), and build up her house (Prov. ch. 14:1).... Be it far from her to imitate the contentious wife, whose peevish ill temper is like the continuous dropping of a leaky roof, and renders the family life insupportable (Prov. ch. 19:13; 25:24). "

Men and women are treated the same by God. Godly men and women are praised while wicked men and women are cursed. Do men and women have different roles? Yes, but that is not an assignment of value, only of function (is the eye more valuable than the tongue?).