Today, we will learn important content from the Bible where it says that a wife should submit to her husband. Today, we will discuss why the bible says this.
Friends, the Bible says that wives should submit to their husbands. This does not mean that wives are slaves or servants. Rather, it is talking about a beautiful relationship.
Think about it, when we play on a team, there is a captain, right? That captain leads everyone, but that does not mean that he is more valuable than the others. Similarly, in marriage, the husband is the leader, but the wife is in no way less important.
The Bible says that husbands are to love their wives as Jesus loves his church. Isn’t that wonderful? It means that a husband should be ready to do everything for his wife, even to give his life.
So, what does wifely submission mean? It means that a wife will respect her husband, value his decisions. But remember, it is never blind obedience. The wife’s own opinion, thoughts are all important.
Let me share an incident. I have a friend, his name is Raju. Raju and his wife Mita have a very beautiful relationship. One day they were deciding to buy a new house. Raju wanted to buy a flat in the city center, but Mita wanted a house in the suburbs. Do you know what happened? Raju listened to Mita, understood her arguments. In the end, they decided together to buy a house in the suburbs. This is real submission – listening to each other, respecting each other, and making decisions together.
Remember one more thing. The Bible says, “Be subject to one another.” What does this mean? It means that both husband and wife should respect each other. The husband should value the wife’s opinion, respect her thoughts.
Friends, marriage is a holy bond. When we follow God’s guidance, it becomes a wonderful relationship. Remember, submission is not weakness; it is strength. When a wife respects her husband and a husband loves his wife as Jesus loves the church, that relationship becomes unbreakable and extraordinary.
Remember, God wants to bless your marriage. He wants you to love, respect, and grow together. If this message has helped you, share it with others. Who knows, maybe it will change someone’s life.
God bless you all. Make your marriage more beautiful, more sweet.
Contents
- 1 Biblical Foundation for Marital Submission
- 2 Unpacking Ephesians 5:22-33: A Guide for Couples
- 3 The Role of Mutual Respect in Christian Marriage
- 4 Balancing Submission and Partnership in Marriage
- 5 Addressing Misconceptions About Wifely Submission
- 6 Practical Applications of Biblical Submission in Modern Marriages
- 7 The Husband’s Responsibilities in a Godly Union
Biblical Foundation for Marital Submission
“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord”
Ephesians 5:22
“Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord”
Colossians 3:18
“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives”
1 Peter 3:1
“To be self-controlled pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God”
Titus 2:5
Unpacking Ephesians 5:22-33: A Guide for Couples
“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior”
Ephesians 5:23
“Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything”
Ephesians 5:24
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church gave himself up for her”
Ephesians 5:25
“In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself”
Ephesians 5:28
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, the wife must respect her husband”
Ephesians 5:33
The Role of Mutual Respect in Christian Marriage
“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, treat them with respect as the weaker partner as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers”
1 Peter 3:7
“Husbands, love your wives do not be harsh with them”
Colossians 3:19
“The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, likewise the wife to her husband”
1 Corinthians 7:3
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”
Ephesians 5:21
Balancing Submission and Partnership in Marriage
“That is why a man leaves his father mother is united to his wife, they become one flesh”
Genesis 2:24
“Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor”Ecclesiastes 4:9
“A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies”Proverbs 31:10
Addressing Misconceptions About Wifely Submission
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”
Galatians 3:28
“She speaks with wisdom,
faithful instruction is on her tongue”Proverbs 31:26
“Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman”
1 Corinthians 11:11
“To make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word”
Ephesians 5:26
Practical Applications of Biblical Submission in Modern Marriages
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves”
Philippians 2:3
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves”
Romans 12:10
“My dear brothers sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak slow to become angry”
James 1:19
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud”
1 Corinthians 13:4
The Husband’s Responsibilities in a Godly Union
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, especially for their own household, has denied the faith is worse than an unbeliever”
1 Timothy 5:8
“After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed care for their body, just as Christ does the church—”
Ephesians 5:29