The Bible says that a wife must submit to her husband. Do you agree with that considering the role reversals in life today? Why or why not?
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ANSWERS: 12
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Every relationship is a negotiated partnership. The couple may balance the power as they choose. Personally, I know of no submissive women anymore. pts for the q!
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If you are a Jew or Christian who believes in your faith, the Bible outlines the roles of both husband and wife. These are reflected in the marriage ceremony that were taken. This being the case, I believe that the couple should be good to their word. If people choose not to accept the Bible, they are free to do what they wish.
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No, I don't believe in anybody being submissive to anybody else - all decisions should be mutually agreed to.
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I am sure that there are people that have different cultures that still abide by those rules, but to me they are oppressive. Of course I am an atheist, so it's neither here nor there. Society has progressed way too far to take the literal translation of the bible.
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Im not submitting to anyone. I am a strong woman that does not need to be lead around by a man.
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No. I don't think anyone should be submitting to anyone else. The relationship should be comprised of mutual respect for each other.
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I disagree absolutely. The problem I have with the Bible is that it was written by men in a far less sophisticated culture than ours. Very often it wasn't written until decades or even hundreds of years of the stories being passed on by word of mouth had passed, which must have led to inaccuracies. Add the inaccuracies of translating from an ancient language and you are left with a document that must be open to question.
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The chapter in context teaches mutual submission in the marriage relationship based upon the needs of the other person. It does not teach subordination based upon gender. Paul reiteratives submission to the wife and kicks the responsibilities up a notch for the husband (probably because he was a man and could speak man to man) to go beyond simple submission to sacrificial love for his wife. He was to submit as well, but he was also to be extremely proactive about it.
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Ah, I see Mr. Potty-Mouth is using his headship according to the scriptures this week. Has he cleaned up the vulgar language he is using? I know he is in a lot of physical pain but that is not really a valid excuse for frequent outbursts and vulgar names. Yes, we have to go along with our man's decisions as long as they are not against the law of God or man. When you become a wife, you turn yourself over to the authority of the head.
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Hell no my g/f or wife if I had one would be my equal in every single way. I don't believe in the crap about the man having to be the strong one. I don't mind my partner being on an equal level with me one bit.
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Well i guess the bible didn't know me very well. I will never agree to that because I'm a person who submits only to my own thoughts.
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The Word of God breaks all this down in Ephesians 6:22-33. You have to read the message in its context!. A lot of times we pick and choose what we want to believe based on selfish reasons. What does God say. Meditate on that, then do it. Alot of people say they are strong. Without God, you are nothing. He gave us the very breath of life. There was another one that made that assumption. Christ defeated him on the Cross! Yes the bible was written by man but inspired by the Spirit of God. We are God's instruments just like when we write a letter, the pen is the insrument we write with. A lot of times we spend a great amount of time trying to prove or disprove the validity of God's Word. If we would just submit to it, we would experience His truth, His freedom. God bless.
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