To say that all women must continue living in subjection to men bcoz of Eve's sin(Gen 3:16) is just as silly as saying that all men should continue living as agriculturists in poverty bcoz of Adam's sin(Gen 3:17-19)
Ephesians 5:22 -Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. This means men should submit to their wives too...Submission is mutual...not just women to men...Besides, submitting to an evil husband will invite God's wrath...In Genesis 21:12 God tells Abraham to obey his wife...From this we can understand that a husband should submit to his wife when he knows that the wisdom she provides is in the best interest of their family. Its the same for a wife too...By the word subjection in my above statement I meant 'being dictated'...Early Church men had used Gen 3:16 to subject their women to mental and physical abuse...Even some Pastors advise wives(who come to them for help) to submit to their abusive husbands...God doesn't approve this kind of submission...And Paul didnt mean 'Unquestioned Obedience' by the word submission...
The real meaning of the word “subjection” refers, not to servility, but to conciliation. Where wrong exists, or is supposed to exist, the Christian method is always to exhort the wronged one to efforts to keep the peace, if possible, until the wrongdoer learns the better way. Men can always be wrong as well as women...So God doesnt expect women submit to evil husbands or men submit to evil wives...
Ephesians 5:22-23 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior...In these verses the Husband to the wife is compared to as Jesus to the Church...Paul expects all husbands to be like Christ(which most husbands r not), loving their wives more than themselves and giving themselves up for their wives(lik what Jesus did for the Church)....And Jesus has told 'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant'(Mat 20:26), the husband who thinks he is the leader should act like a servant...
A woman should never submit to the selfish needs of her husband under any circumstance...
The real meaning of the word “subjection” refers, not to servility, but to conciliation. Where wrong exists, or is supposed to exist, the Christian method is always to exhort the wronged one to efforts to keep the peace, if possible, until the wrongdoer learns the better way. Men can always be wrong as well as women...So God doesnt expect women submit to evil husbands or men submit to evil wives...
Ephesians 5:22-23 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior...In these verses the Husband to the wife is compared to as Jesus to the Church...Paul expects all husbands to be like Christ(which most husbands r not), loving their wives more than themselves and giving themselves up for their wives(lik what Jesus did for the Church)....And Jesus has told 'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant'(Mat 20:26), the husband who thinks he is the leader should act like a servant...
A woman should never submit to the selfish needs of her husband under any circumstance...
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