“Marital Duties”

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Is a woman actually supposed to submit her husband, or is that a different religion?

Sincerely,
Ladies First

Dear Ladies First,

The Scriptures do say that a woman needs to submit to her husband (Eph 5:33), but that doesn’t mean she has to submit to all men – just the man that she chooses to trust and spend the rest of her life with.  Furthermore, just as a wife has certain responsibilities to her husband, a husband is a servant to his wife.  A godly husband must love his wife as his own body (Eph 5:28).  He must also serve her with a sacrificial love, the same type of love that drove Christ to give Himself up for the church (Eph 5:25).  Marriages are built upon love and respect; they cannot function properly without a husband receiving the respect his soul desires and a wife receiving the love that her soul yearns for.  That is why it is so important that men and women marry people who will serve God and commit themselves to a Bible-guided marriage.

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