Lost Women of the Bible Quotes

“Jesus won the war, and the rest of history is simply mopping up.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

“The noble calling to rule and subdue the earth in God’s name was perverted, as male and female tried to rule and subdue each other.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

“We view men’s gifts as vital to the church. In contrast, we caution women to exercise their gifts discreetly to avoid causing problems or trespassing some invisible line — which changes location from church to church, sometimes even within the same denomination.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

“A woman’s mission centered on home and family — vital spheres of ministry to be sure, but only a slice of the vast mission God originally cast by calling women to rule and subdue the earth.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

“The ezer is a warrior, and this has far-reaching implications for women, not only in marriage, but in every relationship, season, and walk of life.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“Eve was created to know and walk with God and to make him known to others by reflecting his character in her life. This is a woman’s true path to fulfillment and meaning — the only way we will ever discover who we are and find our purpose. And it is accessible to all of us.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“Throughout history the church has always zeroed in on “ezer” (pronouncedazer with a long sounding ¯a, as in razor) as the preFall piece of Eve that defines a woman’s role and remained intact despite her sin. God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper [ezer] suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18). The meaning of ezer, however, was diminished when translators rendered it “helpmeet” and restricted it to marriage.4 A woman’s mission centered on home and family — vital spheres of ministry to be sure, but only a slice of the vast mission God originally cast by calling women to rule and subdue the earth. Thinking regarding the ezer began to change when scholars pointed out that the word ezer is used most often (sixteen of twenty-one occurrences) in the Old Testament to refer to God5 as Israel’s helper in times of trouble. That’s when ezer was upgraded to “strong helper,” leaving Christians debating among themselves over the meaning of “strong” and whether this affects a woman’s rank with respect to the man. Further research indicates ezer is a powerful Hebrew military word whose significance we have barely begun to unpack.6 The ezer is a warrior, and this has far-reaching implications for women, not only”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“everything. She lives with a profound confidence that he holds the whole world (including her) in his hands.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“The word theologian doesn’t appear in the Bible. Old Testament writers used a warmer, user-friendly expression, describing people who “walked with God.” A theologian takes a long walk through life with God — living in his presence, going his way, learning to see the world through his eyes, and getting to know his character so that trusting him in the dark”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“The call to bear God’s image is an invitation to get to know God deeply.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew

“Eve’s goal was to align herself with God at every possible level — to share his heart, imitate his ways, love what he loved, and join him in his work. It is the rarest of privileges, the highest of honors, the most daunting challenge imaginable. A simple list of attributes barely scratches the surface of all it means to bear God’s image.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Lost Women of the Bible: The Women We Thought We Knew