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NASB | Ephesians 5:22 ¶ Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:22 ¶ Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as [a service] to the Lord. |
Subject: Binding and loosing |
Bible Note: Ephesians 5:22 Wives, be subject (be sumissive and ADAPT yourselves) to your own husbands as (a service) to the Lord. This rendering adapt yourselves to..is a better picture of the intent of this verse. It is alway an adaptation when two people get married. Both come from differing backgrounds, different expectations of what "life" together should be, and that is where the thorns on the rose show up. Adapting to your husband, in the Lord, is different than adapting to your husband if he is abusive, ungodly, and unwilling to know Christ and his way, truth and lifestyle. There is a scripture that states, "How can two walk together except they be agreed?" Amos 3:3 Of course that is God talking to Israel, but it also applies to any two people that desire to "walk together" in marriage, business, etc. Jesus put it this way, "house divided against itself cannot stand."Mark 3:25 So here we see in these words of God that agreement in God, his word, ways, means and directions is what eliminates division and disunity between a husband and wife. Of course we realize that satan is the one that comes to kill, steal and destroy, John 10:10, so guess what he will put in your home? Division, and disunity on the most important part of your life, your walk with God, in Jesus Christ. The key we must all realize that opens the doors to kick satan out of the situation is found in Ephe 6:12 "For we wrestle NOT against flesh and blood, but against principalitites, powers, rulers of the darkness (hatreds) of this world (system ran by satan), against wicked spirits in high places." This tells us our spouse is not our enemy, but these demonic beings behind the strife is the ones we are to resist. How? Jesus told us we have the power to bind and loose. That power was not given to bind and loose people, but to bind and loose spirits that harrass you or help you. You may say, what do you mean? We identified the wicked spirits in Ephe 6: that harrass all mankind. Jesus and all his followers were aware of satanic beings that cause all kinds of problems for mankind by whispering in the ear of a person, to fight the other person, or worse. Yet we are also aware of the Holy Spirit, who is in the business of leading us into all truth..it's his job description John 14:15, 26-27. So with this in mind, who do you think God intends for you to bind? satan and his followers who put all kinds of wrong thoughts, words, and deeds, out before a person. The person thinks it is them that is doing all this "thinking" and to them it sounds reasonable if they don't know Christ, so they act on those thoughts that come right from the devils mouth. (how do you know? If it isn't what God would say to you as a believer in him, it has come from satan.James 3:6) As for me, the way I pray on this issue is this: Father, in the name of Jesus, I bind satan, his principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and wicked spirits in high places, from their operations behind the life of........ and according to your word, whatsoever I bind on earth is bound in heaven Matt 16:19 so therefore I thank you that these wicked spirits can no longer operate in the life of my loved one. I ask you to loose the Holy Spirit of God to shine the light of the glorious gospel into their mind to give them guidance and comfort in your way, truth and life (-style) and I give you praise it is done and it is so in the Name of Jesus. II Cor 4:3-4 For God, has commanded the light to shine out of darkness, and he has shined in our hearts (6) to give each of us the light of your word which is your knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Thank you Father, for always hearing and answering my prayers, in the Holy name of Jesus. Amen.. As far as your other questions, I don't have any comment or knowledge of the subjects. May God be the guide in your home for unity and agreement in him, for a bit of heaven on earth.... |