Godly Women Reviewed: Older Women Once Girls, Titus 2:3-5

Godly Women Reviewed: Older Women Once Girls

Titus 2:3-5 Likewise, teach older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train younger woman to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

Titus was taught that people in the church have a responsibility to be godly. Certain character traits define them. Below is the complete teaching on godly women. Opposite of the men's teachings, this one refers mostly to younger women. You do not have to be too bright to know that godly children turn in to godly women naturally.

A & K, someday you may have children of your own. Teach your young girls to aspire to these traits, and when they are grown, you will be grateful they allowed God to work in their lives!

Older women are to...

• Live Reverently - showing deep respect
• She is not sacrilegious
• She treats holy things as special
• Making a joke of things holy bothers her
• She treats the Scriptures with respect
• Some things are never made into a joke
• The way others serve God in holiness

• Not Be Slanderous - To defame through lies
• This woman does not hurt others through her speech
• She will not tell lies to belittle another
• Making up a story to cut someone down is not how she acts
• In fact, she lifts and builds other up

• Not Addicted To Much Wine* - an alcoholic drink made from grapes
• This woman will not get drunk on wine
• She will not linger over wine
• When it sparkles in a cup, she will not look at it.
• She will not even sample it.
• *See note on post from 5/5/18
  

• Be Teachers - one who shows and explains things
• This woman is able to convey spiritual truths
• This person not only speaks but also models how life is done
• She will lift and encourage others, so they can be better than her
• She instructs, trains, coaches, and mentors people, so they too can live the Christian life

• Be Free - no longer confined or restricted
• She is not held back because of personal sin
• She trains other through example not just words
• Purity opens up paths for her to teach as a role model
• The truth about her life doesn't restrict what she shares with others

• Train Younger Women - To make another prepared
• Through her life others see how to live
• She helps younger women to be ready for life, and service to God
• Being prepared, she helps girls grow up to be godly wives and mothers
• With a desire to see the next generation live holy lives, she invests her time in them

• Love Their Husband - to care for, be attached to, to look out for
• This woman has the attributes of 1 Corinthians 13
• She is patient and kind towards her husband
• Does not seek her own selfish desires
• She does not dishonor her husband
• Her husband trusts her and is encouraged by her
• Adultery is not an option
• She looks out for her sexual needs
• Caring for her husband is not a burden
• Despite her husbands failing, she encourages and supports him
• Her faith is lived out by her expressions of love to him

• Love Their Children - to care for, be attached to, to look out for
• This woman provides for her children like the Proverbs 31 mother.
• She gets up while still dark to do so
• Her arms are strong for the task
• She makes clothing and linens
• The affairs of her household are in order
• Faith and obedience to God are more important beauty
• Her children do not fear for they know she protects them
• She is not idle and stays up late prepare for the day to come
• To her children, she imputes wisdom and faithful instruction.
• Her children know she cares about their spiritual lives

• Loves Children - to care for, be attached to, to look out for
• This woman not only loves her children but loves other people's children
• She desires them to know the Lord
• When in her care, she shows childen how to live through personal example
• She is willing to teach and train them how to handle life
• Because they are vulnerable, this woman looks out for children
• Through modeling a godly character, children know how to walk as a Christian.

• Be Self-Controlled - the ability to restrain ones own impulses, emotions and desires
• This woman is able to keep from being emotional over events, good or bad
• She maintains control when others panic
• Sexual desires remain in check, she saves them for her husband
• When she sees a good deal, the purchase is made unless there is a need for the item
• Her actions and decisions are not affected by peer pressure or the latest fad
• The Holy Spirit leads and sustains her in all she does (Gal 5:23 one of the fruits of the Spirit)

• Be Pure - of moral trueness, no fault or blemish
• This woman is honorable in all she does
• She will not even have a hint of sexual impropriety
• Her morals are set by God, not the world's view or personal preference
• When others need a Christian example to live by, they look to her
• God says to be holy and pure, and with the help of the Spirit, she is

• Be Busy at home - a congenial setting where a family lives together where love is shown and needs are fulfilled
• This woman make a house a home
• She works to create a peaceful and homogeneous setting
• Her family knows that love awaits them at home
• She creates an atmosphere where comfort and care are an expectation
• Clothes are mended
• Cuts and bruises are cured
• Tears are dried
• Hugs are given

• Be Busy at home - engaged, full of activity, assiduous 
• This woman is active in her duties
• Her home is not a wreck, it is tidy, kept orderly
• She is engaged in making her home a place her family is enriched in spiritual matters
• The needs of her family are met, she sees to it
• Nothing get past this woman, she is aware of all that goes on
• Certainly, she is no sluggard, She is up early and to bed late
• Food, clothing, emotional support... she is right there giving support
• Her husband and children adore her, everyone knows it.

• Be Kind - sympathetic, helpful, gentle, brings relief, loving
• This woman is known by others as a person who is helpful
• She lends an ear and puts forth her hand to aid others
• With gentle and loving words, others are encouraged
• Injuries are met with a caring touch
• She restores those who are caught in a sin, she doesn't seek to destroy

• Subject To Her Husband- under one's control, submission to another
• This woman doesn't follow social norms that call for equality in the home
• She follows the directives of her husband
• To her, manipulation of her husband to get what she wants is wrong
• She will not go around her husband back to thwart his discipline of their children
• Knowing if is God's plan, she yields to her spouse in spiritual matters.
• She understands that support of her husband through prayer and encouragement will bring the most successful marriage relationship.

• Subject To Her Husband - the male partner in a marriage, a frugal manager
• This woman is bound to her husband, not to anyone else
• She does not make her decisions based on
• popular thought
• her friends' choices or lifestyles
• magazines, tv, movies, or other media
• The internet isn't her source of pleasure or satisfaction
• Her time is spent finding ways to please her husband
• She realizes that work outside the home will destroy her relationship with her husband and God, if she makes herself subject to her boss.
• Being the helper of her husband, is the desire of her heart.
• Only God comes before her husband, nothing else
• Her love for him exceeds her love for anything else, save only God himself.

• Not Malign God's Word - to injuriously mislead
• This woman will not live in such a way that misleads others
• When the Bible says it, she believes it, and lives accordingly
• Others can trust her, they follow her example with confidence
• She understands that not following a perceived dated or cultural teaching will start a mistrust in the validity of the Bible
• That's why she is self-controlled, pure, busy at home, and subject to her husband
• She builds others confidence in God and in his Word by following what he says

~Dad