SCRIPTURE PSALM139:14 

I will give thanks to You, because [a]I am awesomely and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.

qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women.

We believe the Bible speaks clearly and encouragingly to the issues women face. For it gives:

• gives direction,
• it brings life and
• health 
• and peace,

 and it has principles that apply to questions like:

• What is God’s design for me as a woman?

• Loved By God
• Beautify, Help & Nurture

Therefore the first six months of her preparation were for cleansing, healing and purification. Once they were certain she was free of disease they spent the next 6 months maximizing her beauty. So the idea being conveyed in Esther is that purification precedes beautification.

• Great Purpose
• Value
• Never meant to be alone

• What is femininity? Is it fundamentally different than masculinity? How so? Is it something specifically created by God? Or is it just a result of the physical differences between man and woman?
• What is my role in my family?
•  my church, 
• my relationships?

• What are my God-given responsibilities?
• How do I relate to my husband, to men at work, to my sons?
• God has given me a good mind. I enjoy thinking, analyzing, planning, and organizing. I also have a longing to be at home, to be a mother. How does all this fit together?
• Things are messed up in my life — my relationships, my life choices. What do I do now?
• There are basic principles for living the Christian life: living by faith, forgiving, being Christ-like, and so on. How does being a woman relate to this — are there additional basics for a woman? (and for a man?)

The Five Aspects of Woman course presents five characteristics or aspects in the created design of woman. These aspects are: 

1. Mistress of the Domain: Woman is created in the image of God, equal to man in her humanity, and both are to rule the earth for God. God gives woman capabilities and responsibilities, and a domain to rule, subdue and make productive. Genesis 1. 
2. Helper-Completer: Woman is from the man and for the man, an indispensable helper without whom the man, his work, and the whole of creation are not complete. Genesis 2. 
3. Lifegiver: The woman gives life, not only through physical birth, but as a nurturer and encourager in relationships and in society as a whole. Genesis 3. 
4. Lady of Wisdom: Wisdom, personified as a woman in Proverbs, displays roles and patterns to be followed by all women. Proverbs 1-9. 
5. Glory of Man: Through her cooperation and respect for man, she brings glory to him as he in turn brings glory to God. 1 Corinthians 11; Ephesians 5. 

Femininity and gender are complex subjects. We cannot sum up femininity with one verse on submission or another on equality. Even the key passages listed above are only starting points. We must draw upon the entire Word of God — His definitions, laws, narratives, and the repeated patterns we see throughout the Bible — and not only hear what God says when He defines woman, but also watch closely how He uses gender truth in His whole revelation.