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Let's talk about marital submission of Christian wives, a hot button topic .This passage from Ephesians is pertinent, followed by a verse in 1 Peter. Please keep reading after the verses for commentary:
Ephesians 22-25
"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. So as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her...."
And then in Ephesians 22:33
"However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
A Christian wife's job is to respect the husband as yes, boss. A GOOD boss doesn't 'boss' you around because he can. The best bosses realize your value and want to optimize it. Moreover, the best bosses trust you to do your job and seek to help you do it to the best of your ability.
A Christian husband's role is to love his wife so much he would lay down his life for her, as Christ loved the church. How seriously does God take a husband's job? Well, if he's not living with his wife in understanding, God won't even hear his prayers. And this is for believers!
To wrap up, a Christian wife doesn't have to stay home, have babies, bake sourdough, grow her hair long, wear only skirts, have no opinions, refrain from voting or participating in the community, or any other thing because she is submitted. She and her husband, seeking Biblical wisdom, gets to decide how he feels respected and she feels loved.
Questions welcome!
Ephesians 22-25
"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. So as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her...."
And then in Ephesians 22:33
"However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
A Christian wife's job is to respect the husband as yes, boss. A GOOD boss doesn't 'boss' you around because he can. The best bosses realize your value and want to optimize it. Moreover, the best bosses trust you to do your job and seek to help you do it to the best of your ability.
A Christian husband's role is to love his wife so much he would lay down his life for her, as Christ loved the church. How seriously does God take a husband's job? Well, if he's not living with his wife in understanding, God won't even hear his prayers. And this is for believers!
To wrap up, a Christian wife doesn't have to stay home, have babies, bake sourdough, grow her hair long, wear only skirts, have no opinions, refrain from voting or participating in the community, or any other thing because she is submitted. She and her husband, seeking Biblical wisdom, gets to decide how he feels respected and she feels loved.
Questions welcome!
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