I don't think you're mistaken at all. It's just that TheLastGeek is saying that women are not restricted solely to a homemaking role or that it's something that you must pursue as a woman and you're saying the same thing in essence. I believe TheLastGeek put emphasis on a woman having a potentially different calling (think Missionary, Academic or something that is the opposite of/doesn't involve homemaking) and you're putting emphasis on choosing homemaking. The only thing I would add is that our modern definition of a stay at home wife is far (I would say extremely) different to what The Bible presents it as. The advent of Cars and Suburbs played a massive part in bringing it about. Proverbs 31:10-31.
Ohh, I see. I think I'm getting a better grasp of this now. So does this mean that if a woman is married, she should prioritize her individual calling from God over her role as a wife? For instance, if God has called her to be a missionary or an academic, she should wholeheartedly pursue that calling despite God saying, 'this is what you should do as a wife'? I'm unsure on how husband and home fit into the hierarchy of God's plans for us. Is it more of an individual relationship situation where, for example, if her husband fully supports her pursuit of her calling, then it aligns with God's will? Because then I think, what if her husband insists that she should stay at home, and it feels like obeying God's calling clashes with obeying her husband? It's almost as if obeying God becomes a form of disobeying God in this scenario. In that case, would she need to find a way to fulfill her calling while still adhering to God's role for her as a wife?
We might need to take this over to your other thread, because I have lots of questions.
Families used to live together, travel together, work together, worship together and die together. The virtues laid out in Proverbs 31:10-31 has a more familial aspect that can get lost on us in our world of individuality. The woman in proverbs is an integral and leading part of the family who without which everything collapses.
I agree, that's how I interpreted it too. However, I thought that fulfilling that important role was a woman's duty as a wife. It's such a departure from how we live in today's modern world due to the significant societal changes and shifts in modern times. But I understood my discomfort of it as, "It isn't like this anymore because we haven't been following this path." Does that make sense? How would you approach that line of thinking?
From what I've read you're approaching homemaking from a different perspective. One of sharing the gospel and fellowshipping with fellow Christians. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that and in fact it's awesome, I would only add that it's not gendered. Aquila and Priscilla would be a good example "Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles; also greet the church that is in their house." (Romans 16:3-5).
I believe I may have pinpointed where the confusion in my previous statement arises after reading this. What I originally meant to convey wasn't that all Christian women should primarily focus on homemaking simply because it's a divine directive. Rather, my point was that women who aspire to marriage should equip themselves with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of that role. That was my very first sentence.
Then, I went on to explain my personal journey, I've been reacquainting myself with the art of homemaking,
recognizing it as a skill that I may lack which may be required for marriage.
As I'm still discerning my calling in life, I've chosen to concentrate on understanding what the Bible teaches about the roles of wives and women in the household. I didn't include the emphasized part earlier because I've been attempting to streamline my communication. As I mentioned in another thread, I've found that providing too little information leaves people puzzled, while an excess of information causes sheer confusion. Apparently, both still have the same outcome so I don't know what to do.
But! Through
THAT process of self teaching, I've come to learn about the significance of hospitality in relation to our faith. Hospitality holds great importance, and it's a quality God desires in both men and women. Hence, Priscilla and Aquila. They were married and both VERY hospitable. Thus, I believe we should
ALL be learning more about hospitality.
In essence, I believe it's crucial for all of us, regardless of gender, to cultivate our understanding of hospitality in order to extend it as God calls all of us to. We all may have our individual callings, but from my understanding of the Bible, God's calling
ALL Christians to be hospitable. However, women, given their usual and biblical roles as keepers of the home, should especially endeavor to acquire the knowledge. This is not to imply that all women must follow the path of a homemaker, but rather to acknowledge that Christian women, on average, are more likely to be in a position of control in regards to providing a hospitable atmosphere within their households. I was not saying that every Christian woman should learn how to become a homemaker, I was saying that every Christian, especially woman, should aspire to learn how to be hospitable.
My response to not understanding your perspectives, was based on hospitality. Not homemaking. Because my original post, was about hospitality, not homemaking. Homemaking is what I'm learning for my own benefit. Through that I learned about the importance of hospitality.
. I really like this one you made.
