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Bryony's avatar

Love these thoughts Destany, clinging to Christ is the only way to get through this life

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Sammy's avatar

I would be very careful with this line of thinking--I think this treads dangerously close to idolizing the husband. Yes, wives are to be the crowns to their husbands' heads, but we are to bring glory to God not his creation. As a woman, I don't believe I am the glory of the glory of God and find this problematic. Similarly, like saying women were made soley for men as a helpmeet. I feel God was more complimentary in His design of women than that (Conrintians 11:11-16). Wearing one shoe is good, but it's better to have both a right and a left. What I'm saying is women are made in the image of God just as men were. We are to be equally yoked in serving Christ. Should we honor and respect our husbands? Yes, if they are living faithfully and doing their best to emulate Christ-like character. However, there needs to be much more nuance to this discussion. I've seen too many stories of abusive (sexually/physically, emotionally, and spirtually) "Christian" husbands, and have been in an abusive relationship myself. So, to say because he is a husband (or because he is a man) he automatically deserves glory or submission would be a grave and potentially dangerous fallacy. I think it's important to remember the glory goes to God alone. Neither man or woman should be idolized or glorified. We are imperfect beings who can make a complimentary pair. Like wearing the right pair of shoes, we should be headed in the same direction in serving God side-by-side.

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