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We have spent the past few days examining feminism and its destructive fruit—rebellion against God’s order, the tearing down of the family, the assault on men, and the corruption of the church. But we must not end with critique alone. God has not left us in confusion. He has given us His perfect design, and in that design we find true freedom, dignity, and joy. Feminism offers a counterfeit liberation that enslaves women. Christ offers a redemption that restores them. The path to flourishing is not found in feminism but in biblical womanhood.

When God created Eve, He created her as “a helper fit for” Adam (Genesis 2:18). This was not a statement of inferiority but of purpose. A helper is one who strengthens, supports, and enables another to fulfill his calling. In fact, the same Hebrew word for “helper” is used of God Himself throughout the Old Testament (Psalm 54:4). Far from being a demeaning role, it is an exalted one. Eve was Adam’s equal in dignity, value, and worth, yet distinct in her calling. Together, they formed a union that reflected the image of God.

Scripture consistently presents this complementarity as beautiful, not burdensome. In Proverbs 31, we are given the portrait of a godly woman: industrious, wise, resourceful, generous, and strong. She is not idle or weak—she is a pillar of her household and a blessing to her community. In Titus 2:3–5, older women are commanded to teach younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their husbands. These instructions are not chains but keys to joy, ensuring that “the word of God may not be reviled.” And in 1 Peter 3:1–6, women are called to adorn themselves not merely with external beauty, but with “the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.”

Feminism mocks these passages as outdated and oppressive, but in truth they describe the path to freedom. Women who reject God’s design often find themselves enslaved—to careers that drain them, to sexual relationships that use them, to ideologies that confuse them. Feminism promised that women could “have it all,” but instead many are left with nothing but exhaustion, loneliness, and regret. By contrast, women who embrace their God-given role find fulfillment in the very place God intended: in marriage, in motherhood, in the home, and in service to the church.

Does this mean women are confined only to domestic life? Not at all. Scripture shows us women who are entrepreneurs (the Proverbs 31 woman), prophets (Deborah, though her story is also a warning), and supporters of gospel ministry (Priscilla, Lydia, Phoebe). The point is not limitation but orientation. Whatever women do, they do as women, honoring the order God has established, and living out their gifts in ways that build up rather than tear down the family and the church.

It is important to emphasize that biblical womanhood is not about devaluing women but about exalting Christ. A wife’s submission to her husband points to the church’s submission to Christ. A mother’s nurture of her children reflects God’s tender care for His people. A woman’s faithful service in the church displays the beauty of Christ’s body working in harmony. In other words, when women live according to God’s design, they are not merely fulfilling a private role—they are bearing public witness to the gospel.

And what about women who are unmarried, widowed, or childless? Scripture honors them as well. Paul speaks of the single life as a gift that allows undivided devotion to the Lord (1 Corinthians 7:32–35). The church is called to support widows and honor their contributions (1 Timothy 5:3–10). Every woman, regardless of circumstance, has dignity, value, and purpose in Christ. The calling is not uniformity but faithfulness—living in obedience to God’s Word in whatever season of life He has given.

The final word is this: feminism enslaves, but Christ sets free. Jesus Christ dignified women in ways the pagan world never did. He welcomed them as disciples, honored their faith, and entrusted them with the first witness of His resurrection. Christianity—not feminism—is the movement that truly elevated women. And Christianity alone provides the framework for women to flourish in their God-given roles.

So, sisters in Christ, do not believe the lie of feminism. Do not trade the beauty of God’s design for the emptiness of the world’s ideology. Embrace your calling with joy, knowing that the Lord sees, honors, and rewards faithfulness. And brothers, honor the women in your lives—your wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters—not by treating them as competitors or equals in role, but as fellow heirs of the grace of life (1 Peter 3:7), worthy of love, protection, and respect.

The world says freedom comes from overthrowing God’s design. The gospel says freedom comes from submitting to it. Feminism leads to chaos and despair. Christ leads to order and life. The choice before us is clear: Will we follow the destructive path of rebellion, or the life-giving path of God’s design? As Joshua declared, “Choose this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).