The Virtuous Woman Part 1 - Adornment

The Virtuous Woman is a woman with inner adorning ...Here is a quick 2-point Adorning Check for a virtuous woman. The book of Proverbs talks about the characteristics of a virtuous woman: 1. “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband…” (Pro 12:4). 2. “…Her price is far above rubies” (Pro 31:10). Peter talks about another distinct characteristic that makes this woman a “virtuous woman” 3. She is in submission to her own husband. How can we know a virtuous woman? Virtuous women are not born virtuous, they are made through godly character and behavior to their own husbands and home. According to 1Peter chapter 3, there are three main ways to recognize a virtuous woman.  Here is the first one: HER ADORNING Although, different cultures have different standards on adornment for a woman. But the Bible reveals two types of adornment in 1Pet 3:3-4: The Outward Adorning and The Inner Adorning Vs 3: “Whose adorning let it not bethat outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel.” The Outward Adorning is: Plaiting the hair Wearing of gold Putting on of apparel The verse begins with, “…LET IT NOT BE…”. Which means, this type of adorning (outward adorning) does not make a woman virtuous. The second type of adorning is in Vs 4:“But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.” The Inner Adorning is: Hidden man of the heart Not corruptible The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit The verse begins with, “LET IT BE…” i.e. Let it be the adorning a woman embraces. This is because they make “a great price in the sight of God.” So, in a nutshell: - Outward Adorning - LET IT NOT BE the adorning for a virtuous woman - Inner Adorning - LET IT BE the adorning for a virtuous woman Here is a quick 2-point Adorning Check for a Virtuous Woman. 1. A gorgeous hair style, jewelries, make up, cloths, and other adorning and ornaments or 2. A humble, gentle, quiet, character and behavior to your own husband. The first has great praise, honor, and approval by the world, the other has a great price before God. Great hair do, attractive make up, jewelries, fancy clothes and other material things are good for adorning, but are too fleeting, temporal, deceptive, and corruptible to make a woman virtuous, let alone a godly woman. Paul in 2Cor 4:18 says, "For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." A Virtuous Woman is a woman with inner adorning of a humble, gentle, and quiet character and behavior. She is a crown to her husband. "For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands" (1Pet 3:5).