Another universal truth occurred to me during my studies. It had to do with women. Why did God stop creating after he made women? And why after looking at all he made, women being last, did he say it was very good (Genesis 1:31)? Being someone who lives in a house full of girls, even the dog is a female, I should investigate why. Women are historically the most oppressed, violated, and mistreated beings on our planet. This is mostly due to the fact that men are physically stronger, generally speaking, and women are "weaker." Thats when it hit me! God shows great power through weakness, and weakness is a matter of perception (1 Corinthians 12:9-10). Jesus/God teaches that if we even look at another women lustfully we are sinning (Matthew 5:28). So we are commanded to change our thoughts based on these beings. Another point, as a man I am asked to lay down my life for my wife. Why? Because she is weak? No! Because she is powerful. She has the power no man has. She has the power to create the image of God. She has the power to create life. Life, a universal truth. Our God is the God of life (Matthew 22:32). Life which is very good, full of love, and redeemed through justice. Its why as Christian men we are asked to give up our lives for our women as Jesus gave up his life for the church (Ephesians 5:22-33). Because through the true message of the church eternal life endures just as life endures through women. Men, we are to be servants to our wives, revere them, respect them, protect them, and lift them up in the eyes of God because to him they are Queens worthy of the crown of creation.
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