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3 Facts Unknown To Many About Submission In Marriage

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3 Unknown Facts About Submission In Marriage

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Lots of erroneous belief about submission in marriage has made many to have serious problems with it. Submission is not slavery to women and neither is it a licence for men to maltreat their wives. Below are 3 unknown facts about submission in marriage:

”Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.” Ephesians 5:21-24

 

Based on the scripture used above we discover the following types of submission:

  • Godward Submission- Both the husband and wife must submit to God and relate with each other and the outside world in the fear of God, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit (James 4:7)
  • Mutual Submission- “Submitting yourselves unto one another in the fear of the Lord’’ (Ephesians 5:21)

3 Unknown Facts About Submission In Marriage

This scripture forbids a man from becoming a dictator and commander-in-chief of the family. It forbids men from being wicked and difficult. Men should be ready to submit themselves to their wives’ influence, never think you know it all. God told Abraham to listen to Sarah his wife (Genesis 21:12). Likewise, He is telling you not to disregard the counsel of your wife, allow her to be involved in your life; she is part of your destiny. Listen to her, reason with her, she is your portion, she is a part of you, she is all you have. Taking counsel from your friends may not be good for you in the long-run.

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Real men don’t just talk, they listen. Real men don’t just give orders at home, they ask their wives about questions on how, why, what and where. They don’t rule their homes with decrees; they know that two are better than one. Always remember that being a man is not a choice, it is a privilege. Appreciate God for it and use it well by celebrating the angel that live in your house. If you maltreat the daughter of the Lord the Lord will not take it kindly with you, He will not leave you blameless.

  • Wifely Submission– “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as unto the Lord’’ (Ephesians 5:22). Contrary to the teaching of the feminist movement, that is the commandment of the Lord to all women. It is not a suggestion, it is an injunction, it is a decree, it is what God wants. It is what is good for your life and family.      

God never created a woman to be the head of the family but to be a helper of the head; not to be a leader but to support the pillar.

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