Submission

[Guest]

Ephesians - Chapter 5:22-24,33

22. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savoir.
24. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
33. ...and the wife must respect her husband.


Colossians – Chapter 3:18

18. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.


First Corinthians - Chapter 11:3

3. Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.


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Is this view still relevant for today's family?

[Intel]

As relevant as any other work of fiction I suppose

[littleittybittypritty1]

The bible has been translated numerous times and in each translation it is not unusual for at least one passage to be mistranslated. Look at the word helper when it refers to wives. Originally taken from a hebrew word *racks brain to try and remember the spelling..it eludes me* the word is uncommon and is used only to describe the wife as roughly translated "helper" though if you look at the other times it is used you will notice that it is used only when speaking of god as the helper as he smote someone's enemies. I really must go back and find the exact words.

[ladytaz78]

It depends on what culture you are. It would never fit in to my lifestyle, cause I am not submissive to anyone.

[sarah3477]

Since I am Jewish it doesn't apply to me.

[Guest]

Most evangelical Christians hold to these standards. Just read the Southern Baptist Convention's "Manifesto", pretty much that of any Pentecostal church (Assembly of God, Church of God, etc), and most independent fundamentalist churches', and you'll see what I mean. Children obey their parents. wives are to obey their earthy Christs (their husbands), and the head of the house (man) is to obey God. Or so the story goes...

[The-Prophet]

i'd just like to add, i don't really see the church submitting to christ.

[poisonblood]

1) i am woman, i am just as good/powerful as men

2) women are the sacred and bear life

3) the bible was written about 2000 years ago, this is the 21st century

4)i'm a satanist so this doesn't apply to me

5) i am woman! hear me roar!

[Verve]

Oh my goodness what happened to The-Prophet