HOW CAN BROTHERS LEARN TO TREAT WOMEN AS JEHOVAH DOES?

 Brothers, to determine whether we are treating Christian sisters as Jehovah does, we need to make an honest examination of our thinking and actions. To do that, we need help. Just as an X-ray machine can detect medical issues in a person's literal heart, a good friend and God's Word can help us detect any negative feelings about women that we may we be harboring deep inside. What we do to receive that help?

Ask a good friend. (Psalm 18:17) We do well to turn to a friend who is known to be kind and balanced and ask him such questions as: "How do you think I treat sisters? Can they tell that I respect them? Can I improve my interactions with them in any way?" If you friend highlights some ways you can improve, avoid becoming defensive. Instead, be eager to make the needed adjustments. 

Study God's Word. The best way for us to know if we are treating sisters well is to examine our attitude and actions in the light of God's Word. (Hebrews 4:12) As we study the Bible, we learn about men who treated women well and men who did not. We can then compare their actions with our own. Additionally, comparing Bible verses can prevent us from unknowingly taking scriptures out of context to support a mistaken view of women. For example, according to 1 Peter 3:7, a wife is to be assigned "honor as to a weaker vessel." Does this mean that she is inferior-less intelligible or capable -than a man? By no mean! Compare Peter's words with what Galatians 3:26-29 indicates, namely that Jehovah has chosen women as well as men to be corulers with Jesus in heaven.  When we study God's Word and ask a good friend for his or her comments about how we treat women, we can learn to s how the proper respect for our sisters. 

Next time: HOW DO ELDER SHOW RESPECT FOR SISTERS? 

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