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Wives
Submit. That is the reason the Apostle Paul encourages husbands
and wives to do the following:
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Wives,
be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 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. But
as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought
to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your
wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself
up for her . . . (NASB) Eph. 5:22-25 |
The
Greek word for "subject to" is HUPOTASSO. In recent years
the meaning of this word has been abused by those who want to teach "mutual
submisison." Due to the pressure of the culture and a misunderstanding
of the balance that God teaches about the role of husbands and wives
in marriage, many have searched for a more "satisfying meaning." They
have changed the meaning of scripture to satisfy their wishes.
The Greek word has the idea of "subordination,
or submit to." Jesus used this word to say that the demons were HUPOTASSO
to Him and his disciples (Luke 10:17, 20). He used the same word in 1 Peter 2:18
of slaves being submissive to their masters. The word means submit and not seek
control. The Holy Spirit then illustrates His point. Wives are to submit to their
husbands just as the church is to submit to our Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians
3:18, Titus 2:5, 1 Peter 3:1, 5-6 all have the same meaning or message. Now that
is very easy to understand.
In 1 Peter 3:5-6, the Apostle Peter uses Sarah,
Abraham's wife, as an example of godly conduct. He says that Sarah submitted
to Abraham, even calling him Lord. I heard someone say years ago that the word
Lord did not mean what we think it means. They were wrong. The Greek word is
KURIOS. It is the same word for Lord that we use when we say, "Jesus is
Lord."
Some
object
to this
concept
of a
wife's
submission
to her
huband
and believe
that
somone
is using
the Bible
to support
his or
her own
idea.
But they
forget
that
even
Jesus
Christ
submitted
Himself
to God
the Father.
Jesus
told
us that
He obeyed
His Father
and the
Holy
Spirit
has said
that
He was
obedient.
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