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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: Dear Robert: No, you did not offend me, my brother. I came home at 2am and found a score of post on my email and none of them having adequate scriptural references. I always check everything I say against the scripture to make sure that I'm not giving out any false doctrine. And this takes time. When I saw your post, I thought of how long it was going to take me to research the four paragraphs you wrote and kicked it back to you to do the research for yourself. I didn't quite understand the points you were trying to make and thought you were shooting from the hip. But now that you have put down your references I see more clearly what you were trying to say. As for the issue with the law, which I think is the most important one to you, I try to abide by Romans 7:25, "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord, So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin." The law of God (being the law of grace) and the law of sin (being the law of the flesh). I know we are not under the law of sin. We are under grace. I don't argue with you there. But Paul makes it clear that our flesh is constantly at war with our spirit and his remedy was as prescribed above. That is all I was saying about the law. Perhaps I didn't make that as clear as I thought. I only paraphrased the verse in my previous post and did not give any real comprehensive explanation. That is my fault. The other issue you raise is about the husband having responsibilites to the wife. I don't disagree with you on any of this. Yes, the husband has great responsibilites to the wife. But that is a whole other study. I've tried to avoid being side tracked into that and stay focused on the question posted for the study concerning the womans responsibility. That one is complex enough for now. As four our equal standing before God found in Galations 3:28, you do realize the context throughout the book of Galations is showing us not to puff ourselves up because we're all viewed the same before God whether we are Jew or Greek, male or female. It is really a whole other issue as well. But 1 Peter 3:7, "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered." Now if the wife is a weaker vessel (which makes perfect sense in all regards) this verse suggest some inferiority of the woman. But the central issue behind all of this is Ephesians 5:33, "Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence (fear exceedingly in awe) her husband." And 1 Timothy 2:12, "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." Can we use certain Bible verses to neutralize others? Can we say that we've come out of those dark ages into an age of equality and therefore the Word of God does not apply any more? I can't say that Robert. I can see why people of our age get upset about these things. But I also see that this is what God ordained. It is as right today as it was 2,000 years ago. There is no expiration clause that I can find. I can't help what governments have done. Certainly there has been some oppression. But that is not God's fault. Not only have men used God's Word to justify oppression of women but to justify every sin in the book. But you and I have the choice of doing it right. And that is what I want to do. Rabbi Mark |