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          man - Genesis 1:27.                turn around through the process of   as woman and helper. Invariably
                                             God’s power: water turns to wine,   helping a woman to find her place
          For this cause shall a man leave his father   desert turns to a forest, dog turns to   in the overall structure of God as
          and mother, and shall be joined unto his   god, pauper turns prince, drought   the body and membership of God
          wife, and they two shall be one flesh.  This   becomes abundance and vice versa   enclosing the desire of God ac-
          is a great mystery: but I speak concerning   et cetera et cetera. Therefore, by   cording to the instructions and laws
          Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:31-  reason of this twist of time, the   of God’s will towards His pleasure
          32 KJV                             humbling experience of wisdom is   for renown and worship. The book
                                             advised as the surest way to glo-  richly addresses the woman as the
          Knowledge is power. And the        ry and honor reserved to all that   consciousness of God and identifies
          knowledge of anything is estab-    have understanding. The humbling   her as the personification of the way
          lished upon the body of under-     experience is the eve of glory and   of holiness without which no man
          standing of it, therefore the body of   help from God: this is the script of   can see God. God Is A Woman is an
          God is the book of life of God and   Eve and the background story of   eye-opener, a deep gift and inspira-
          Word of His knowledge. Ordinari-   the image of God. God gave un-     tion from God.
          ly, it is impossible to know God   derstanding to His favorite creature
          without the body of fellowship and   (Adam) to find the wisdom con-   Authors
          communion of His membership.       cealed in low estate, so that Adam
          This is the conversation according   might find favor with God through   Ametu Belteshaazar Ajayikehinde is
          to the Holy Spirit of righteousness   the help of submission and wisdom.   53yrs. He hails from Edo State Of
          upon the body of holiness: holiness   Wisdom is submission to the will of   Nigeria. A graduate of Chemistry
          being the body and highway of      God unto praise of God, because    and for his rare depth of thought
          God. If holiness is the body of God   she is the application of knowledge   and unique faculty of reason in
          and the body of the image of God   of God: the knowledge of God is    God’s key mystery. He is a man of
          is a Woman then God is a Wom-      eternal power. Wisdom is God. If   revelation, one inspired in the learn-
          an: the conversation to everlasting   wisdom is God and the fear of God   ing of the gospel of immortality.
          glory, the Holy Communion. The     an attitude of wisdom and function   He has the Holy Essence in Sin, A
          woman is indeed the mystery of the   of a wife, then God is a woman.  Case For Eve and a couple of other
          knowledge of God. Blessed is every                                    titles to his credit. He is married to
          man who has this understanding of   In the opening of Genesis, it is   Oluwayemisi AJAYIKEHINDE.
          the body of eternal life and gives   established that God is The Creator,
          due regard to this comprehension   the creator of all living existence.
          passage of God.                    And that is to say that the Creator   Damian Ajayi is a Christian believer
          Every disadvantage from God is     is before and beyond all His cre-  and avid reader. He is dedicated
          an advantage with Him. But every   ations including the figure of His   and committed to research and
          advantage from God is a disadvan-  expression and image which He      learning. He has a degree in His-
          tage with the Devil. Originally, the   called man. Therefore, we can say   tory And Strategic studies. He is
          disadvantage of Adam (his mortal   that God is the function responsible   also a Legal Practitioner in Nigeria
          frame) brought about his fall and   for the function of the composition   and a member of the Nigerian Bar
          restoration then his exaltation to the   of the universe with all its every   Association. His areas of interest
          echelon of glory. In contrast, the   component. As the function of    include African and Church history,
          original advantage of the Devil (per-  everything, God is absolute: He has   philosophy, public law and theology.
          fect beauty) was responsible for his   no gender or similitude. In Deu-  As a Christian, he believes in God
          pride and fall then relegation to the   teronomy 4:12, Moses warned the   and the hope of rebirth through the
          dungeon of shame and humiliation.   children of Israel not to allude that   Cross.  He loves reading, cooking
          Invariably, a dog became a god and   God is like any creature in simili-  and dish-washing.
          a god became a dog. The knowl-     tude and shape. Nevertheless, as the
          edge of God is the reason for this   essence and function of all things,   Contacts:
          amazing change and turnaround.     God can be seen in many ways, one   +2348093615960
          God turns everything around with   of which is His feminine attribute   ametuajayikehindebooks@gmail.
          time to identify Himself with the   featured as woman. The book, God
          attitude of the fear of God, which   Is A Woman, explores this course   com
          is submission to His will. All things   deeply to reveal God in His capacity



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