A Marriage Unto God: A Wife's Role, Part 2

Marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman to sacrificially love one another according to God’s design. It provides companionship, encouragement, joy, and satisfaction. Some women resist the biblical idea of subjection to a husband, fearing mistreatment or the suppression of their intellect and giftedness. Yet God calls wives to fulfill their role and be in subjection to their husbands in everything as they would to Christ, following the example of the Church’s own submission to Christ. This does not permit husbands to lead their wives into sin, nor is it a license for husbands to force obedience from their wives in any way. But it also does not allow the wife to use her husband’s failings as a pretext for rejection of his leadership. Are you married? Then fulfill your God-given role, trusting God to bless your obedience to Him. Are you considering marriage? Then choose wisely, ladies. Make sure that the man you seek to marry is Spirit-filled and obedient to Christ so that you can joyfully submit to his leadership in the home.