Submission in Marriage Is a Two-Way Street!
A lot of feminazis are always quick to point the Bible to condone the right of the husband to abuse the wife whenever they quote Ephesians 5:21. Meanwhile, abusive husbands may be misquoting Ephesiasn 5:21 to have their right to beat up the wife. However, both sides are equally misguided. I am against sexism of any kind. While I do believe that the housewife is important, however the housewife still has the right to defend herself should her husband ever violate her one way or another. No one should ever be allowed to get away with beating up one's spouse whether it's the husband or it's the wife.
The verse that may be frequently left out for convenience (by both male chauvinists and feminazis) is Ephesians 5:23 which commands husbands to LOVE their wives as Christ loves the Church. The description of Christian marriage is comparable to the relationship of Christ with the Church. The Church's obedience to Christ is not ridden with terror but with godly fear, godly respect and love. When you take a look at the verses, verses 26 to 29 show Christ's relationship to the Church and the importance of the husband to treat his wife right. While he has the duty to rule over her, but he is to rule over her with love and respect, not with fear and terror.
Dr. Vernon McGee quoted Dr. Matthew Henry in his commentary on the matter. Dr. Matthew Henry said, "That the woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved." That is, God was indeed the author of women's rights all along, long before the stupid feminazi movement came. Feminazis hate God because they hate authority, they think God is a control freak. They cannot tell the difference between spousal abuse and submission to one's husband.
Dr. John MacArthur in his article "Submission Isn't A One Way Street" stated, "In the end, everyone in the household has a duty to submit at some point and in some specific way to everyone else. Yes, wives must submit to the leadership of their husbands. But husbands also must bow to the needs of their wives. Certainly children need to obey their parents. But parents also have a duty to serve and sacrifice for their children. Of course servants need to yield to the authority of their masters. But masters also are commanded to treat their servants with dignity and respect—esteeming even the lowliest servant better than themselves."
That is, both the husband and the wife have the right to demand answers from each other. Both the husband and the wife have the right to track each other's whereabouts if something suspicious happens. I mean, no proper spouse would spend time with unsavory company. Any reasonable wife has the right to get upset at her husband fooling around and vice-versa. Both parties have the right to know who each other is going with because a possible affair may happen. No husband or wife should ever spend time alone with the opposite gender. These factors I had just mentioned is give and take between husband and wife. Although the husband is the head of the household, his wife is the queen of the castle or his help-meet.
In short, a married life requires submissiveness from both the husband and the wife, not one after the other. As the old classic proverb goes, "He who cannot obey cannot command." and it is very true in marriage. A woman who does not submit to her husband does not make a good wife and mother. A man who does not submit to authority does not make a good husband. Obedience is taught by example like how the wife does the housework and the husband treats her right, takes her out when need be and treat her as a human being. Like it or it, housewives are a necessary part of a family with children who still need to be nurtured while growing up and responsible husbands are just as important. It's a two way street, not a one way street.
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The verse that may be frequently left out for convenience (by both male chauvinists and feminazis) is Ephesians 5:23 which commands husbands to LOVE their wives as Christ loves the Church. The description of Christian marriage is comparable to the relationship of Christ with the Church. The Church's obedience to Christ is not ridden with terror but with godly fear, godly respect and love. When you take a look at the verses, verses 26 to 29 show Christ's relationship to the Church and the importance of the husband to treat his wife right. While he has the duty to rule over her, but he is to rule over her with love and respect, not with fear and terror.
Dr. Vernon McGee quoted Dr. Matthew Henry in his commentary on the matter. Dr. Matthew Henry said, "That the woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved." That is, God was indeed the author of women's rights all along, long before the stupid feminazi movement came. Feminazis hate God because they hate authority, they think God is a control freak. They cannot tell the difference between spousal abuse and submission to one's husband.
Dr. John MacArthur in his article "Submission Isn't A One Way Street" stated, "In the end, everyone in the household has a duty to submit at some point and in some specific way to everyone else. Yes, wives must submit to the leadership of their husbands. But husbands also must bow to the needs of their wives. Certainly children need to obey their parents. But parents also have a duty to serve and sacrifice for their children. Of course servants need to yield to the authority of their masters. But masters also are commanded to treat their servants with dignity and respect—esteeming even the lowliest servant better than themselves."
That is, both the husband and the wife have the right to demand answers from each other. Both the husband and the wife have the right to track each other's whereabouts if something suspicious happens. I mean, no proper spouse would spend time with unsavory company. Any reasonable wife has the right to get upset at her husband fooling around and vice-versa. Both parties have the right to know who each other is going with because a possible affair may happen. No husband or wife should ever spend time alone with the opposite gender. These factors I had just mentioned is give and take between husband and wife. Although the husband is the head of the household, his wife is the queen of the castle or his help-meet.
In short, a married life requires submissiveness from both the husband and the wife, not one after the other. As the old classic proverb goes, "He who cannot obey cannot command." and it is very true in marriage. A woman who does not submit to her husband does not make a good wife and mother. A man who does not submit to authority does not make a good husband. Obedience is taught by example like how the wife does the housework and the husband treats her right, takes her out when need be and treat her as a human being. Like it or it, housewives are a necessary part of a family with children who still need to be nurtured while growing up and responsible husbands are just as important. It's a two way street, not a one way street.
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