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In another thread, an interesting topic came up, and I would like to see what other people think about this.
"Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior" (Ephesians 5:22-23). "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:25). "In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church” (Ephesians 5:28-29). “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh” (Ephesians 5:31).
What does this mean to you? Do you believe this means women must submit to their husbands in that they shouldn't comprimise, disagree, or tell them no? Or do you think this means something more along the lines of we submit ourselves to being their helpers, aiding them, supporting them, and allow them to teach, guide, and love us?
I'm just interested in how far this "submission" of wives goes in your opinions and beliefs.
I'm also very interested in what people think of the husband's duty to their wives. By wronging their wife, being angry with their wife, or in other ways hurting or misleading them, it looks like God is saying the husband is also doing that to himself.
Very interesting stuff!
"Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior" (Ephesians 5:22-23). "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:25). "In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church” (Ephesians 5:28-29). “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh” (Ephesians 5:31).
What does this mean to you? Do you believe this means women must submit to their husbands in that they shouldn't comprimise, disagree, or tell them no? Or do you think this means something more along the lines of we submit ourselves to being their helpers, aiding them, supporting them, and allow them to teach, guide, and love us?
I'm just interested in how far this "submission" of wives goes in your opinions and beliefs.
I'm also very interested in what people think of the husband's duty to their wives. By wronging their wife, being angry with their wife, or in other ways hurting or misleading them, it looks like God is saying the husband is also doing that to himself.
Very interesting stuff!