Husband and Wife question

Regarding our sermonette today "The Fulfilled Marriage," we have had a couple common questions. The first is (1.) Should a woman literally submit to her husband in everything?(2.) We know that a woman should submit to her husband but doesn't Ephesian 5:21 (the preceding verses to your sermoneete) read "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ," meaning that the husband should also submit to the wife?

These are good questions, one I will address in here in this blog and the other in tomorrows sermonette. Regarding questing one, yes, a wife should literally submit to her husband in everything in every-way except when he calls for her to flagrantly disobey God's word. In Acts 5:29 Peter was faced with the same type of question and here was the response, "But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men." Yet Romans thirteen is clear in verse 1-2

13:1 "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment"

Make no mistake about this issue, the husband is the governing authority over his house hold. Therefore, this verse is appropriate for the regulation of a marriage also. Christians must obey all (yes that mean speed limit's too) authority up to the point when the authority is clearly contrary to God's word. (Ex 1:15-17; Da 6:4-10)


Until next time, stay Christ centered!