A Gentle and Quiet Spirit

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A Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Sue Bohlin
• sue_at_probe.org

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A Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• The Beauty of a Godly Life
• The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit
• The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• Wives, in the same way be submissive to your
  husbands so that, if any of them do not believe
  the word, they may be won over without a word by
  the behavior of their wives, as they observe your
  chaste and respectful behavior. (1 Pet. 32)

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• The witness of a godly life is a powerful thing
• Purity free from defilement. Modest chaste.
• Reverence literally, of fear.
• An awareness of the power of possessing holy fear
• A respect of the responsibility of wielding it
  well

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• Fear of the Lord
• Hatred of sin
• Deep awe as we contemplate the holiness of God
• Prov. 31 a woman who fears the Lord, she shall
  be praised

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• Fear of ones husband
• Reverence
• Esteem highly as authority and head
• Treat with respect
• Understand imago dei, a soul for whom Christ died
• Fear of displeasing ones husband
• Holy reverence respecting a husbands displeasure

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• Fear of her influence as a woman
• Both good and evil
• Helps or hinders others to be holy

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The Beauty of a Godly Life

• Won without a word
• Wives, in the same way be submissive to your
  husbands so that, if any of them do not believe
  the word, they may be won without a word by the
  behavior of their wives, as they observe your
  chaste and respectful behavior. (1 Pet. 32)

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Your beauty should not come from outward
  adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing
  of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it
  should be that of your inner self, the unfading
  beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of
  great worth in Gods sight. (I Pet. 33-4)

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Dont settle for merely external beauty
• Far more important is the internal beauty of a
  gentle and quiet spirit.
• Gentle and quiet spirit does not mean a quiet
  personality.
• Gentle meekness
• Power wrapped in gentleness

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Meekness the result of a strong trust in God
• We are able to accept His dealings with us as
  good
• Closely linked with humility
• Not fighting with God or people
• The opposite of self-assertiveness and
  self-interest

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Meekness a settled, balanced spirit that is
  neither high on self nor down in dumps
• Its not occupied with self at all.
• Prov. 3125 She is clothed with strength and
  dignity, and can laugh at the days to come.
• The ultimate example the Lord Jesus

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• Quiet spirit not speaking few words, but a
  tranquil spirit
• Root word means firm, immovable, steadfast
• Psalm 91 the antidote for tranquillity-stealers

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The Beauty of a Gentle and Quiet Spirit

• A gentle and quiet spirit is of great worth in
  Gods sight.
• Same word used of spikenard ointment Mary used to
  anoint Jesus feet

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• In the same way, be submissive to your husbands
  (v. 1)
• For this is the way the holy women of the past
  who put their hope in God used to make themselves
  beautiful. They were submissive to their own
  husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and
  called him her master. You are her daughters if
  you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
  (vv. 5-6)

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• What does submission mean?
• 2 Greek words To station oneself under
• To yield to anothers admonition or advice
• To subject oneself
• To offer ones gifts and strengths to make up
  what is lacking in another
• To be cooperative and supportive from the heart
• A voluntary relinquishing of ones desires and
  rights

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• Submitting to God is the context for submitting
  to anyone else
• Christ to parents
• Demons to disciples
• Everyone to higher authorities
• Son to the Father
• Christians to church leaders
• Wives to husbands
• Church to Christ
• Servants to masters

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• False submission
• Giving in while holding a grudge
• Putting on a false front while privately you make
  life miserable for others
• Whenever you have a heart full of rebellion and
  self-will

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• What submission is NOT
• Never disagreeing
• Always giving in
• Blind obedience
• Arranging your life around your husband
• Spoiling your husband (keeping him comfortable at
  all costs)

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• What submission is NOT
• Obedience with defiance
• Acting like a child, not an adult
• Gritting your teeth and fuming
• De-selfing (I dont matter)
• Denying your identity as a separate person
• Accepting abuse

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The Beauty of a Submissive Heart

• Beauty in Submission
• Its what we were created to do
• Submit to God
• Submit to others
• Meets needs of husband
• Men need to be respected
• Women need to be cherished
• Meets needs of leaders
• To be followed and supported

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• God wants us to manifest His glory through the
  beauty of
• A godly life
• A gentle and quiet spirit
• A submissive heart