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NASB | Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body. |
Bible Question:
I know the word is plain and true, but to what extent should a saved husband take this? Is the word saying he can control the women and children over everything? What about times when he's working and she has to take over, does the wife drop everything when he comes home. Or a saved wife submit in ALL THINGS? Does she have to loose her identity because the man now controles what she can and cannot do? What about the rest of the scriptures that surround this one verse? Gen. 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. |
Bible Answer: Dear Carol, The saved husband is to take this every bit as far as Christ has done for the church. He should love his wife unconditionally; he should forsake all others (including himself) for her; have her greatest good and God's greatest glory in mind in all he does; wash her in the Word; forbear with her weaknesses and forgive her failures. This is the end to which both the husband and wife have taken oaths for one another. It is a picture of Christ and His church. In the same way, the wife submits to the husband just as the church submits to Christ. She pictures to the world the love, submission, and obedience of the church to her Lord and Master. Christians are uniquely suited to these roles, for the which God has granted them all that they need to carry out these commands. In Him, Doc |
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