Women should be in submission first, to The Lord,
then to their husbands and to authorities both in the Church and in the civil
society as the Law says (1 Cor. 14:34).
"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
words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of
your lives. 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 God's sight. 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."
1 Peter 3:1-6 NIV
Women, like the men should reference and worship God
wholeheartedly in the home, in the Church and everywhere. They are as well
expected to be of good service to their husbands and to the Church of Christ.
The Christian woman should be a virtuous woman—"a
wife of noble character".
She should serve and honor The Lord faithfully.
She should be prayerful.
She should be submissive and faithful to her
husband.
She should be positive in thought, speech and
character.
She should speak with wisdom.
She should be hard working and wise in management in
every sphere of life.
She should be profitable to her home, to her local
Christian assembly and to the society as a whole.
She should be respectful to everyone.
She should extend her hands to the needy, as this is
a service to The Lord.
A woman's good service to her husband and family is
also a service to The Lord (Proverbs 31:10-31).
She should continue in faith, love and holiness with
propriety.
A woman who is an overseer or deacon in the Church
should be trustworthy in statement, gentle, peaceable, above reproach, free
from the love of money, the wife of one husband, temperate, prudent,
respectful, hospitable, teachable and able to teach.
She must also have a good reputation with those
outside the Church so that she will not fall into temptation.
A woman of true godly value should not be a
gossiper, or a talkative.
She must manage her children and household well.
A woman who fears and honors The Lord is clothed
with strength and dignity.
"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears The Lord is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Proverbs 31:29-31 NIV