“Pretty Woman!” 1 Peter 3:1-6

This movie is the antithesis of what our text today This movie is the antithesis of what our text today. “Pretty Woman” Biblically speaking is the opposite of the world’s concept of what makes a woman pretty!

The Hope Diamond … “Young man this is the Heppelworth Diamond. It has much in common with the Hope Diamond…”

Marriage is only maximized when both mates invest themselves into that union…

Purpose: to recognize from a Biblical perspective as to what makes a woman pretty

...There are some “wonderful exceptions” where a Christian married a non-Christian and the non-Christian did become a Christian… But such is exactly what they are – EXCEPTIONS…

I What Wives SHOULD NOT DO A. They Are Not to Leave B. They Are Not to Lecture (aka Nag)

“Everyone needs a spouse because there are a number of things that go wrong that one cannot blame on the government.”

I What Wives SHOULD NOT DO A. They Are Not to Leave B. They Are Not to Lecture (aka Nag) C. They Are Not to Refuse Submission

Ephesians 5:22-24 “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”

“Wives submit to your husbands as is fitting to the Lord.” Colossians 3:18 “Wives submit to your husbands as is fitting to the Lord.”

Titus 2:3-5 “…subject to their husbands so that no one will malign the word of God.”

II What Wives SHOULD DO A. Be Pretty Through Godly Conduct

There is the temptation to manipulate because it works faster. E. g There is the temptation to manipulate because it works faster. E.g. if that husband won’t do what you want, don’t speak to him tonight…

II What Wives SHOULD DO A. Be Pretty Through Godly Conduct B. Be Pretty Through Inner Character C. Be Pretty Through Faithful Courage

1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have…”

Her name was Florence Hanyes – River Park Church of Christ, So ...Her name was Florence Hanyes – River Park Church of Christ, So. Bend, IN – my Bible School Teacher. She had a husband who wasn’t a Christian…

Summary and Conclusion …She was gray, stooped back and old. She would never make it in Cover Girl or Glamour Magazine, but she was beautiful. She was a pretty woman! Pretty is the woman who knows and serves Jesus!