Morning my friend. I hope you are doing well. We
are enjoying the warmer weather that we are finally getting around here. Also
the rain is helping the flowers we planted grow. It’s always nice to see the
season change. Have a good day my friend.
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Colossians 3:18
Apostle Paul knew a great deal about military ranks and positions, as he lived in the time during the Roman rule. He uses the word submit here which is a military word that means to come under the authority of another. This is used for generals, privates, and the like. Here it is used an imperative command for wives which is for their own personal benefit to follow. There are several things this verse says, and even more things that it does not say but people seem to believe anyway.
Wives first of all are to be willing to come under the leadership of their own husband that God has given her. This verse is not saying all women should submit to all men. Only the wife and the husband are to have this relationship. This submission is not based on aptitude or strength, but on respect for who the husband is in the family. Just like we submit to higher powers of government like police officers, even if we don’t like the person we are still respecting the title.
Paul gives wives the motive to why they should submit. Submission is something that pleases the Lord. It is coming under the mission of being a wife, under the authority of your husband. First of all your husband is not God, nor should that be his reason for you to submit. Secondly you may not always agree with your husband, and still are to submit yourself. Wives are to submit to their husbands as part of the duty as Christian servants. Your motive is out of your love for your Lord. This is why while looking for a husband you should keep in mind you will want to find a man you can respect and honor.
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Colossians 3:18
Apostle Paul knew a great deal about military ranks and positions, as he lived in the time during the Roman rule. He uses the word submit here which is a military word that means to come under the authority of another. This is used for generals, privates, and the like. Here it is used an imperative command for wives which is for their own personal benefit to follow. There are several things this verse says, and even more things that it does not say but people seem to believe anyway.
Wives first of all are to be willing to come under the leadership of their own husband that God has given her. This verse is not saying all women should submit to all men. Only the wife and the husband are to have this relationship. This submission is not based on aptitude or strength, but on respect for who the husband is in the family. Just like we submit to higher powers of government like police officers, even if we don’t like the person we are still respecting the title.
Paul gives wives the motive to why they should submit. Submission is something that pleases the Lord. It is coming under the mission of being a wife, under the authority of your husband. First of all your husband is not God, nor should that be his reason for you to submit. Secondly you may not always agree with your husband, and still are to submit yourself. Wives are to submit to their husbands as part of the duty as Christian servants. Your motive is out of your love for your Lord. This is why while looking for a husband you should keep in mind you will want to find a man you can respect and honor.
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