“Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning” (Romans 15:4). That is, the Old Testament is very important in guiding us in the Christian life. One area of study concerns the characters of the Old Testament. In Peter’s instructions to Christian women, he calls attention to the manner of “the holy women” “in the old time.” Then he mentions Sarah specifically, and says we (Christian women) are her daughters. We are her daughters in the sense that Abraham is the father of all faithful children of God. Peter’s point is that those who do well in emulating her good qualities can be counted as her daughters. It is interesting that Peter has emphasized the importance of a beautiful “inside,” as more important than outward appearance. Outward beauty may attract attention, but this inner beauty can lead the lost to Christ. The apostle has said that an unbelieving husband might be won by the influence of his wife’s godly lifestyle. “While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man [person] of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek an quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price” (1 Peter 3:1-4). It is our loving service to God that makes us beautiful rather than the costly ointments and gaudy