tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315768639043874540.post74919109461844360..comments2023-05-10T23:23:48.126-05:00Comments on Submission Tyranny, in Church and Society: Wives take Authority over your Husbandswww.wanetadawn.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10261516374583209123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315768639043874540.post-40586223306102261682010-08-07T18:58:21.266-05:002010-08-07T18:58:21.266-05:00Charis,
I agree with you. For this particular po...Charis, <br />I agree with you. For this particular post I was writing from the comp viewpoint, the way they see the "wife submit" verses and twist them to mean the husband has authority over the wife.<br /><br />But now that you mention it, note also that the places where husbands are called the "head of the wife," that no authority action is suggested. Those verses also seem to refer to a state of being. In Eph 5:23 where we are told "the husband is the head of the wife,even as Christ is the head of the church," notice that Paul does NOT say "and he is the ruler of the body." Instead he says Christ is the savior of the body. <br /><br />And then in verse 25--only 2 verses later--husbands are told to do the opposite of rule. So whatever "head" means, that person is COMMANDED to love and serve. There is NO mention of authority-over for husbands--ever.Waneta Dawnhttp://www.wanetadawn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315768639043874540.post-84157305016068910612010-08-02T15:22:17.289-05:002010-08-02T15:22:17.289-05:00Most of the instances in Scripture where the subje...Most of the instances in Scripture where the subjection of wives is mentioned, it is not a COMMAND at all! Most of the instances, the hupotasso verb is PASSIVE (its descriptive of a state of being, not prescriptive of a certain kind of behavior). Check it out for yourself at http://interlinearbible.org/ephesians/5.htm <br />There is one exception to this. Col 3:18 is the sole occurance of an IMPERATIVE (ie a COMMAND) "wives submit", but I find this instance also has the HUGE loophole "AS IS FITTING IN THE LORD".Charishttp://hupotasso.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315768639043874540.post-68414267069874550622010-08-02T12:23:55.752-05:002010-08-02T12:23:55.752-05:00Excellent point.Excellent point.shadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.com