{"id":27,"date":"2023-05-03T02:59:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2023-05-08T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T03:34:00","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><ul style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-57 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pinned\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-3\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0; font-size:0.9rem;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-date wp-elements-5599b62b56904c5408ce764ba1a18b73\"><time datetime=\"2023-05-03T03:20:15+01:00\">5\/3\/2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"color:#0e1eaa; font-size:2.3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-764f69eaee9a11a27896ed97c915d7f5 is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/womens-rights-within-christianity\/\" target=\"_self\" >Women&#8217;s Rights within Christianity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Christian west and the Church have a long history of misogyny and denying women their most basic rights, including financial independence, often attempting to use scriptures to justify it. I have read the Bible and neither the OT law or Jesus forbid women from working or owning property, neither demand that they must get&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/womens-rights-within-christianity\/\">read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-187 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-7\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0; font-size:0.9rem;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-date wp-elements-5599b62b56904c5408ce764ba1a18b73\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T13:50:24+00:00\">3\/16\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"color:#0e1eaa; font-size:2.3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-764f69eaee9a11a27896ed97c915d7f5 is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/1-of-my-peeves\/\" target=\"_self\" >1 of My Peeves<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the biggest cringe moments I have in Christianity is hearing a man tell women how to be a good wife, especially when that includes &#8220;be submissive, hardworking and obedient&#8221;, so&#8230;a slave. You&#8217;re literally trying to convince women to choose to be slave, in the name of Jesus. Well, fair enough, it&#8217;s probably the&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/1-of-my-peeves\/\">read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-182 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-12\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-11\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0; font-size:0.9rem;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-date wp-elements-5599b62b56904c5408ce764ba1a18b73\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-15T03:28:15+00:00\">3\/15\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"color:#0e1eaa; font-size:2.3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-764f69eaee9a11a27896ed97c915d7f5 is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/why-i-dont-like-going-to-church\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why I don\u2019t like going to church<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I could sum up most sermons I hear delivered at my church as \u201cyou\u2019re not doing good enough, do better, try harder, be more religious\u201d Is this how Jesus preached, or is this how the Pharisees preached? Did Jesus call us to go to temple\/church more?&nbsp;&nbsp;No, He said: \u201cWoman,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cbelieve me, a time&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/why-i-dont-like-going-to-church\/\">read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-152 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-16\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-15\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0; font-size:0.9rem;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-date wp-elements-5599b62b56904c5408ce764ba1a18b73\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-23T03:08:01+00:00\">11\/23\/2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"color:#0e1eaa; font-size:2.3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"has-link-color has-text-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-764f69eaee9a11a27896ed97c915d7f5 is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achristianwoman.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/23\/is-being-a-disciple-the-same-thing-as-being-saved\/\" target=\"_self\" >Is being a disciple the same thing as being saved?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Luke 9.23-24 Is being a disciple the same thing as being saved? 24 suggests yes, but they could also be people of whom much is given and expected, that not everything is expected of everyone to be saved. 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