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1 | Is submission of wives for today? | 1 Pet 3:1 | Morant61 | 124380 | ||
Greetings Joy! May I add to XRing's excellent response? You raise a very insightful question from the context of the passage. As with slavery, could God be saying that the submission of the wife is more a matter of how a Christian woman should act toward her culturally biased husband than a matter of God's eternal plan for husbands and wives? I would agree with XRing that mutual submission is God's will for all Christians. Let's consider both the context and other relevent Scriptures. Rom. 12:1-7 makes it clear that all Christians are to submit to government. Eph. 5:21 commands Christians to submit to one another. Eph. 5:22 and 24 (Col. 3:18 as well) command wives to submit to their husbands. Eph. 5:24 also speaks of the church submitting to Christ. Heb. 12:9 and James 4:7 speak of submitting to our Father. Heb. 13:17 speaks of submitting to the church's leadership. 1 Pet. 2:13-17 speaks of submitting to all authority. 1 Pet. 2:18 (and Eph. 6:5-9) commands slaves to submit to their masters. I think the answer to your question is found in the context of Eph. 5:21-33. The picture given is not one of a wife submitting to a culturally biased man because she has not other choice in life. But, the picture is one of mutual love and submission to one another and to God. The wife is to submit to her husband, to God, to authorities, to other Christians, and to the local church leadership. The husband also is to love his wife, to submit to God, to authorities, to other Christians (including his wife), and to the local church leadership. My wife and I discuss every decision (especially those involving money). Very seldom are we not able to come to some common agreement. I believe that this is mutal submission at work. I love and respect her, and she loves and respects me. In those cases where a decision has to be made and we cannot come to an agreement, I believe that this is an indication of God's will for our lives. In fact, when ever either of us does not feel comfortable with a choice, I take that as an indicator that we probably shouldn't make this choice. Now, I do think that this passage may have been more culturally relevant in Paul's day simply because of the way that culture in general did view women. Scripture certainly elevated the status of women in contrast with the views of the current culture. However, I do believe that the command to submit to one another and love one another is very much God's univeral plan for Christians in general, and spouses in particular. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Democracy at work in marriage? | 1 Pet 3:1 | joyduncan | 124411 | ||
I really like your explanation. Let me ask you - do you think then that a woman has more of an obligation to be submissive in the marriage relationship? What do you do when, for a difficult decision, both parties feel uncomfortable with the others' choice? Should there be another system to ensure that both parties at times concede and at times take the lead? | ||||||
3 | Democracy at work in marriage? | 1 Pet 3:1 | Morant61 | 124417 | ||
Greetings Joy! If I understand your question correctly, I do believe that the husband is given a unique position in the relationship. Both should respond to one another in love and submission. However, there may come a time when both sides cannot agree on a course of action. At that point, I would say the husband may have to make a decision and that the wife would be Bibically encouraged to submit to her husband at that point. However, I think that these kinds of choices are very rare. If both are loving one another, submitting to one another, and seeking God's will, they should be able to come to a mutual agreement on a course of action. I have been married for 20 years and I don't recall a single time that I have had to make a decision without the support of my wife. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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