How far does submission extend? Is there anything to which a wife should not submit? Are all women required to submit to all men? Does submission mean men can do whatever they like to their wives? What about physical or mental abuse? In any discussion of submission, some obvious and legitimate questions arise. To answer […]
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Understanding Submission
If you are an American, I have bad news for you. You may have more trouble with submission than most people. Submission is considered not only un-American but downright anti-American. “Give me liberty or give me death,” was Founding Father Patrick Henry’s famous declaration during the American Revolution. And, indeed, Americans value liberty more than […]
Understanding Love: Eros, Storge, and Phileo
Within marriage, the question is what kind of love should a husband have for his wife? Or a wife for her husband? What does that love look like? If spouses are to obey God’s command to love each other, they obviously have to be able to answer these questions. The New Testament is written almost […]
What Respect and Disrespect Look Like to a Husband
Ephesians 5:25 commands “husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church” In verses 26-32 Paul describes what it looks like for husbands to obey this command. One might then expect the passage to end with similar instructions to the wife, such as: “Let each one of you in particular love his own wife […]
How Wives Win Over Husbands the Right and Wrong Way
If you’re a wife, Peter tells you how not to win over your husband (with words). And he tells you how to win over your husband (with godly conduct): Wives submit to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, you may win over your husband without a word by your actions, when […]
Four Threats to Intimacy in Marriage
God gave sex as a gift. The problem is that as sinful people in a fallen world, we have the potential to ruin anything good God gives us. Let’s take a look at three of the most common threats to healthy intimacy in marriage. 1. Selfish Attitudes Are a Threat to Intimacy Husbands and wives […]