Yes, wives do need to be submissive to their husbands… but in a Biblical way. Before that is explained fully, let’s look at what submissive is not. It is not having the husband being superior to the wife. It is not the husband sitting on the couch watching football ordering the wife to grab a can of soda. It is not the husband making all the decisions and the wife quietly saying, “yes dear, anything you say”. It is not women putting up with verbal, emotional or physical abuse. When the Bible talks about submission in the context of marriage, this means that the wife respects her husband and the leadership role that God commands him to take. Because of sin most men do not fulfill that role very well and need a Godly wife to encourage, and support him in this position. Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the Word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives. 1 Peter 3:1 A wise husband will listen to his wife when making decisions that pertain to family matters. He will view her as a partner in leading the family to love, honor and obey God. But if there is a disagreement, it is the husband who has the final say. God placed the man in that position; somebody has to be the boss. If the husband and wife were equal then it would be the one who screams the loudest or who has the strongest will. You can’t have a great marriage that way. When Eve sinned, one of her punishments was for her to be under her husband. Because of that sin, some wives rebel at the role that God placed them in and will fight their husbands for that leadership role. You can’t have a great marriage that way. To the woman He said,”I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 Submission does not diminishes a woman’s value, spiritual equality, or place of importance in the relationship. This role complements the man’s role and the marriage and family structure will remain strong. If you disagree with the different roles between husband and wife then you have to conclude that God is wrong because it was God that designed this structure of marriage.
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