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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: Worthy of Honor but not of Respect |
Bible Note: Greetings retxar - thank you for your response. You wrote, "If the husband is not hearing from the Lord, it is obvious that God never intended for the wife to go against His Word to fulfil her role as submissive wife, but she should never question God’s perfect family model and the God-given office that God has given the husband in the home, whether he is fulfilling that role or not." I agree with this statement and this is what I was trying to convey in my original post (obviously, I did a rather poor job of it!) As another example, in light of the Clinton presidency, we can still honor the office even if the man to whom it was been given behaved in an unGodly manner. So in a marriage, we can honor the position of authority God has given the husband, even if he dishonors God and his wife by his choices. And taken a step further, as believers we can extend the love of Christ to others when we see them as God does, loved enough to die for and made worthy by Christ's death. All are the same in Christ (Gal 3:28-9). I have some friends who have been abused and adopting this attitude toward the abusing spouse seems (to me anyway) a God honoring and obedient response. If a woman is in physical danger, does submission require that she remain in the home? In the relationship? Initially, what prompted my attention was the deisre to be obedient to God in the marital realtionship and the term "respect" connoting a sense of admiration. Do you "respect" yourself, meaning, do you admire and validate the sin nature you possess? Or, do you "honor or esteem" yourself because of what Christ has done for you? Are you following my thinking? I am so thankful to God that I am married to a Godly man! Blessings, mommapbs |