How Jesus Views Women

The ancient world, for the most part, had a low view of women. After sin entered this world, God said that sinful men would desire to rule over women, and it surely happened. Although Jesus came to “reverse the curse”, restore what had been lost through The Fall, sadly many, even those who proclaim Christianity, somehow think that those sinful desires should be perpetuated. Believing that women are less than, lower than men, and that men should rule over women. Even though that directly opposes what Jesus teaches about how His followers’ hearts and actions should be. Throughout the Gospels we see Jesus’ treatment of women different than that. And the New Testament continually proclaims that that isn’t what Christ following looks like.

For my sisters that are wrestling with these types of beliefs/teachings, that women are somehow “less than”, and questioning Jesus’ love and care, as you walk through hurt, disappointment and really hard trials, I came across a book yesterday that you may find helpful.

This book popped up as a free ebook download for me yesterday (in Facebook ads). I was skeptical (because of both the source offering it, and my disappointment in other books I’ve read on this topic.) But I took a chance. It was free.

I read it completely last night!

I was VERY pleasantly surprised! Jesus, through the Eyes of Women walks through the women recorded in the Gospels whose lives intersected with Jesus and his compassion, love, and care He showed them, as well as His lifting them up in status from the ancient world norms. The honor and respect given them by the writers of the Gospels also, in naming them as women who would have been known by the readers, as trustworthy eyewitnesses and “servants”/deacons.

So, if this one crosses your path, it’s worth a read. It’s not super deep, but it is truth and shows Jesus’ compassion equally (if not more so) for women.

• My always disclaimer. 😊 Some things I didn’t fully agree with. But I’m happy to say none of it was because of the view on women.

— Also, in books like these, I usually (and did this time also) go to the story about the Samaritan woman at the well first, to see how they handle it. The author’s handling of it encouraged me to read the rest of the book. She did not present her as a prositute or loose woman, as so many others that read scandals into her story that aren’t given in God’s Word. The author presents legitimate likely scenarios, and shows Jesus care for her, and bringing her to greater truth, that turns her thinking and life around as she becomes the first non-Jewish woman evangelist!

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