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NASB | Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear]. [1 Pet 3:2] |
Subject: Woman's sin worse than man's? |
Bible Note: Rabbi Mark: It is not my intention to cause strife on the forum or to champion my own opinions. I will cover the last 3 paragraphs of my post and note the scriptures upon which my thoughts are based. I realize that I should have cited scripture souces in the first place. In our day of grace the man is exhorted to love the wife as himself.(Eph. 5:25), In fact when he shows love to her in deed and action he is loving himself( Eph. 5:28) since they are one (Gen.2:24, Eph. 5:31). As I have mentioned in previous posts they are equal in the sight of God with specific roles in the Lord.(1 Cor. 11:3 in this verse we have the topic of headship "But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God" In this verse we have rank, but not inferiority) Man and woman both have responsiblities in Christ and to each other, but the modifiying factor is love. (some of these responsibilities are found in Titus 2:1-9 If Christ were to deal with us according to our deeds since we were saved we would be lost forever.("He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities" Psalm 103:10) However, he has dealt with us in grace and in love and recognizes our weakness (warts and all) and is gracious toward us.("Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began" 2 Tim. 1:9) (The point I am trying to make here is that the relationship between Christ and the church should be reflected in the relationship between a man and his wife. Eph. 5: 24-27) "He loves the church and gave himself for it" If a husband truly wants to reflect the love of Christ, to his wife, he will love her regardless of perceived weaknesses and will treasure her as a gift from God.(1 Peter 3:7) I believe that this is what Adam saw in Eve which is his decision to disobey God that they might continue to be together. ( I agree that I should not judge Adam's motive here. We are not told what he thought when his wife was deceived, except that "he did eat" Gen. 3:6) God in his grace clothed them in animal skins(Gen. 3:21) a picture of what he does today for both men and women,( who repent and trust him) clothing them in the righteousness of Christ forever.("For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" 2 Cor. 5:21) I think part of our problem in this modern world is still determining who shall be the greatest.( the point here is the human tendency of wanting to be greatest still causes problems in society today. I am referring to ("And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest" Luke 22:24) I am aware that men and women have a specific roles in the church which is his body. Nevertheless, as individuals we "have by one Spirit we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles..." 1 Cor. 12:13 We are members of his body(1 Cor. 12:27 and are not differentiated by gender. In fact the apostle Paul writes "Now are ye the body of Christ members in particular" 1 Cor. 12:14 Whether we be male or female we are members of the body of Christ and as such we have a unique role. (" There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" Gal. 3:28) Rabbi Mark: We are not under the law. (Gal. 5:1) Over the past two thousand years men have used the scriptures to maintain their power and control over women. Is this right? Governments thought so, even in Canada women first became persons in 1918. ( this is historical fact) Does this sound right? Women must be saved as individuals, women must grow in Christ as individuals and how can man continue to put them in a role subserviant to men.( I am referring to headship in which there is no inferiority implied in the relationship) It is time we realized that we ( men and women) are workers together in grace. ( "...as being heirs together of the grace of life..." 1 Peter 73:7b) We may have specific and unique roles in the church, nevertheless, there is no inferiority in the members. Rabbi, I apologize if I have offended you in any way. Your brother in Christ Robert |