She Is An Advocate

Advocacy is a major avenue through which the emancipation of woman can be evidenced, through service to anyone in need, be they children, weak women or frightened old men.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO MATTHEW 26:6-16

According to Thompson’s Chain Reference

·         Paraphrase of Thompson’s commentary.

o   Personal observations of how this applies to the Christian woman today.

Matthew 19:13-15

• The Christian woman makes every effort to be soft-tempered so that no child will be afraid to approach her.

o   In our service to others, us women cannot allow the deception of the enemy to lure us away from our God, or tempt us to separate His children from Him.

Luke 7:36-50 

• The Christian woman does not allow herself to be intimidated by the successful Christian who can stand on their own two feet.  Instead, she will seek out the struggling Christian who needs a shoulder to cry on.
• In our service to others, us women may find ourselves within the heart of other poverty stricken communities… in waiting areas of the public assistance buildings for example… We will do well to remember that there is always someone worse off than we are.

Luke 13:10-17

• The Christian woman is available at a moment’s notice to further the kingdom of God in any capacity that He chooses.  She places priority on that over any work that contributes to this world.

o   In our service to others, us women should live our lives with dignity while we  raise our children, handle our money and make life decisions, as they are our own business, and anyone who doesn’t like it has no room in our home.

John 8:1-11 

• The Christian woman is tolerant.  She recognizes that as humans, we all make mistakes.  She does not allow her status as a Christian to give her cause to discriminate against another believer simply because they made a mistake.

o   In our service to others, us women must be aware that this is yet another difficult area for us.  When we see someone going against what the Word of God says, we must resist being filled with anger.  First, we need to stop and bring the matter before the Lord to avoid casting judgment prematurely.

John 18: 1-11 

• The Christian woman is quick to accept responsibility for her actions, regardless of the consequences, and protects all who may be involved.

o   In our service to others, us women must not get caught up in the blame-game.  We must be accountable for our own reputation, and protect the dignity of others by not pointing fingers.