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1 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Reformer Joe | 65755 | ||
One thing that I think is being missed here is the role of the church in dealing with abusive situations. If a Christian wife is being abused by a husband who is also a professing believer, where is the church discipline? There should be elders to whom the man is accountable, so that when unrepentant sin is made known (and in such situations it should be made known, for the husband's sake and for the sake of the name of Jesus Christ), the leadership God has established in the communion of saints can restore the family. And while the wife is to be submissive to her husband, the civil government is also God's tool to punish evildoers as well (Romans 13:1-3). Submission of authority is never license to rebel against the Supreme Authority. The apostles violated the commands of the civil authority when it conflicted with their mandate from Jesus Christ, but they made it clear why they were doing so. Church members are under an obligation to disobey commands from their elders to sin, and a wife is obligated to repectfully disobey her husband when he wants her to sin. --Joe! |
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2 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Mommapbs | 65790 | ||
Greetings Joe - great observation! I agree, church discipline is sorely lacking in many arenas. I believe that if we took this aspect of our relationship with others in the body seriously, we would have far less discord in our midst. Frankly, I am not aware of any woman that I know in this situation taking her issues to the elders. Good suggestion for me to pass along as necessary. (Now, I wonder how the elders will respond to this? Accountability works both ways.) Right now I thank God that he has given me a Godly husband who takes his role as spiritual leader in our family very seriously! Thanks again for your note! mommapbs |
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