the gospel for women

After last weeks gospel blog about the slave girl, 
we will continue with the theme of freedom.

6 ways the gospel frees women

by Gloria Furman

I was reading Galatians and felt a great wave of refreshment wash over my soul as I thought about how Christ’s fulfillment of God’s perfect law means freedom.

Jesus frees us from so much and He frees us to so much.

I pray you’ll be encouraged as you read over this short list of ways the gospel frees women…

1 – The gospel frees us from laying the burden of our happiness on our husband or children. (or the possibility of one day having a husband/children) As we are stunned by the mercy of Jesus who willingly bore a cross for our sins, our souls are released to find our joy foremost in God.

2 – The gospel frees us from hurling hostile criticism over personal preferences like homeschooling, epidurals, (adoption) and the Tooth Fairy. As we are united with one another through Jesus’ death and resurrection, grace frees us to affirm and appreciate women who hold different views.

3 – The gospel frees us from feeling the shame of scrutiny from other women. As we begin to understand that the cross demonstrates the magnitude of God’s love for sinners, we discover our Father’s approval of us in Christ is worth far more to us than the opinions of others.

4 – The gospel frees us from the futility of finding new things to brag about. As we see that every good thing is an undeserved gift from our gracious God, we delight in humility and boast only in Jesus’ death and resurrection which purchased for us the ultimate gift of fellowship with our Father.

5 – The gospel frees us from our exhausting preoccupation with style and beauty. As we become more conscious of the eternal promises of God which are guaranteed in Christ, the less captivated we are by fleeting things.

6 – The gospel frees us from the chains of anxiety over our past, present and future– which includes even trivial, everyday things. As we consider God’s unstoppable, sovereign, redeeming grace in Christ, our hearts are bolstered with hope and courage regardless of our circumstances.

These are just a few of the ways we have freedom in Christ!


"You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."
                                         John 8:32

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” 

John 8:36

When I use to dream of a life so lovely
There'd be no room for tears
Now letting go, yeah letting go
Is the hardest part, it's the hardest part

There is no fight left
On the inside
But maybe that's where I should be

lyrics from "No Fight Left" by JJ Heller

(Thanks for sharing, Melissa!)

~As you watch the video below you will see slides of  many women/girls.  Which of these pictures do your most relate to?  Why? The most important thing about you is how you view God.

For your journal:

~Add 4 more ways that the gospel frees women to the above list.  Write out the struggle then write out how Jesus comes to set the captives free in light of the struggle.  

Email a GFF (gospel friend forever) or me and share these ways.  We could write 100 ways the gospel frees ~women!