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Is it a sin for women to work outside of the home?
AyanaL:
I currently work outside of the home, but make sure that I keep my home as the Bible instructs. However, if it is a sin to work outside of the home, I would of course stop the practice immediately. I know that in Acts 18:1-3 Priscilla was a tentmaker and that in Acts 16:14 Lydia who worshipped God was also a seller of purple. These are both instances where women had other jobs than being keepers at home as the Bible commands. I would like to hear Biblical proof one way or another as to whether it is permitted for a woman to work outside of the home.
rrammfcitktturjsp:
AyanaL,
Hi and welcome to the forum. I believe this might be your first post, I did not see the number by your profile.
Please read Proverbs 31, it does say that the woman does buy a vineyard and works it. I do not know if I am going on a stretch but I think this is revelant.
There's another way to looks at it, Wives submit to you husbands. If you husband thinks it is okay, then it is okay I supposed in the dictates and mandates of this verse.
I am looking forward to the replies on this thread becuase it will be quite interesting.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
PKnowler:
--- Quote from: AyanaL on February 07, 2007, 12:22:28 PM ---I currently work outside of the home, but make sure that I keep my home as the Bible instructs. However, if it is a sin to work outside of the home, I would of course stop the practice immediately. I know that in Acts 18:1-3 Priscilla was a tentmaker and that in Acts 16:14 Lydia who worshipped God was also a seller of purple. These are both instances where women had other jobs than being keepers at home as the Bible commands. I would like to hear Biblical proof one way or another as to whether it is permitted for a woman to work outside of the home.
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Greetings AyanaL,
Welcome to BT forum! We're glad you decided to join us. To answer your question I do not think it is a sin to work outside the home. The scriptures you brought up about Lydia and Priscilla, and the scripture that Anne quoted in Proverbs 31 about a woman buying a vineyard attest to that. But as Anne mentioned there are other factors concerning your working outside the home that you need to consider such as are you submitting to you husband? How does he feel about you working outside the home? Do you have children? etc,
Why do you ask? Do you think you are sinning by working outside the home?
Blessings, Paula
rrammfcitktturjsp:
AnyaL,
I wished to share with you some of my personal life. First and formest, I am a wife to my lovely husband and a loving mother to my precious 7 month old son. After that, comes the piano and voice lessons which I do from the home to supplment our income. I am also Music Director at our church and with this comes many responsibilites. I am also taking piano lessons at the University as well as finishing up my degrees from Texas Tech soon.
As long as you can keep the Proverbs 31 mentality and take care of the stuff at home, I would see no problem with working out of the home. The husband is the breadwinner and the woman serves as the nurturer and keeps things flowing smoothly at the home. Now if the woman wishes to help supplement the income which I see nothing wrong with that, and the husband agrees then go for it.
I am concerned as this questions seems to be coming from a point of view where others may have been advising you differently from what adivce you are getting in the forum. As long as you are doing your responsibiliites in the home, then nothing is wrong. Your husband is your spiritual convering in all of this.
I hope this helps. If you wish to talk, by all means PM me.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
hebrewroots98:
Hello AyanaL and welcome to BT Forum. Me as well as Anne are here in West Tx., where do you reside?
Anne and Paula, you are exactly right with what you stated. I couldn't have said it better myself. Anne is the pefect example of how one can work out of their home while being a mother and homemaker too. (YOU GO ANNE!!!!! ;D ;D ;D)
I too am a stay at home mom, I homeschool. (As far a s the Prov.39 Woman is refering to, I don't think that homeschooling constitutes for 'buying a field and prospering from it', since I don't make money from teaching at home)...but I may be wrong about this, (ANY FORSIGHT FROM ANYONE HERE WOULD HELP ME OUT). Also, I am disabled and find it difficult to find the right job for my health (can't sit or stand or bend for long periods of time anymore without major problems).
I was just talking to a friend today and said this very thing...
'if a man reverses his God given role or gives up his God given role of being the provider (since he was made to be physically stronger than the woman) for his family's physical needs and then takes on the wife's role of beign a homemaker (MISTER MOM) and a nurturer of the children fulll time; then problems will ensue. the same goes for if a woman takes on the role of being the physical needs provider for her family instead of staying in her God given role as a homemaker and a childrearer, things do not run so smoothly as God had intended them to. He made roles for each gender and if you get out of that ordained role, there will be problems; if you function in your role, there will be blessings and rewards!
(Unfortunately, when some parents don't fulfill their roles then there are some moms that become better dads to their kids and vie versa witht he dad being the better mom in certain families.)
Of course there are exceptions tothe rule (ex. incase a single parent/widow/ widower has to perform as both the mother and father.)
I hope that helps ;)
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