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WOMEN WHO WANT TO WORSHIP GOD.

The spiritual requirements of the Word of God are there to help women in their efforts to be spiritually readjusted and achieve a life of Godly devotion. Yet most women who desire to put on Christian qualities are often faced with stumbling-blocks. Firstly, their fathers, and later their husbands most of whom, more often than not, live their lives solely according to their own will, rather than obey righteous directives from God.

Nevertheless, women are required to be a complement of their husbands. (Gen 2:18). This does not mean that wives are required to complement dishonourable behaviour, but by their own chaste conduct "in the Lord" are to help their husbands make good what is lacking in their dispositions to fulfil their Godly responsibilities. (1 Peter 3:1,2) (1 Cor 11:3).

If a husband constantly dismisses his wife's chaste conduct "in the Lord", then he has "proceeded to depart" and she is permitted to separate from him. The same is true of believing husbands. (1 Cor 7:15). Neither husbands nor wives are in servitude to a spouse who subjects them to degrading or immoral behaviour. Christians must be free to practice righteousness and to develop a holy character.

As to marriage, it is for the sole purpose of becoming "one flesh" through having children together. (Matt 19:5). Marriage is how one's "water source" is blessed. It is not blessed when it is "scattered out of doors". (Prov 5:15 18).

A Christian who is divorced is not allowed to remarry, unless that one's spouse has died, and only then to marry "in the Lord". (1 Cor 7:39). He or she who disobeys this directive is making their new partner a "subject for adultery". (Matt 5:32).

In all congregations of the Lord, women are to keep silent. (1 Cor 14:33-35) (See also 1 Tim 2:11,12). A congregation of the Lord is where two or more are gathered together in his name. (Matt 18:20). Women who disobey this command by preaching or teaching from the Word of God are not Christians. A Christian woman lets her adornment be the "secret person of the heart in the incorruptible apparel of the quiet and mild spirit, which is of great value in the eyes of God." (1 Peter 3:3,4).

A Christian woman's diligence for her family is described in Proverbs 31:10-31.
Her modesty as to adornment is set out in 1 Timothy 2:9,10.
Why gossiping and meddling must be avoided is set out in 1 Timothy 5:13-15.
Why a "sign of authority" must be worn while praying is in 1 Corinthians 11:5-10.

Sadly, the function of sectarian religions of "Babylon" is to mislead the people. (Rev 18:21 24). To avoid being misled, husbands, wives and single persons have of necessity to find anointed servants of God in order to spiritually take hold of their righteous 'garments'. (1 John 2:27). "This is what Jehovah of armies has said, 'It will be in those days that ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will actually take hold of the skirt of a man who is a Jew, saying: "We will go with you people, for we have heard that God is with you people."'" (Zech 8:23). "But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by Spirit, and not by a written code. The praise of that one comes, not from men, but from God." (Rom 2:29).

15/5/99.