Monday, March 30, 2009

Wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands

I don't understand how any modern woman can buy into the teachings of the . It's so obvious, the book was written by men; specifically men who believed that women were inferior. And I'm not even talking about the here. This one is from Ephesians:

5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Yeah, I know it goes on to say that men should love their wives even as Christ loved the church, but love is not equality. You can love your pet or your big screen TV, but you don't think of them as equals.

Here are a few more from the :
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 14:34-36
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:11-15
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing.
1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands.

(See The Skeptic's Annotated Bible for more examples)

6 comments:

Creepy said...

I have a co-worker I'm friendly with who is a Jehovah's Witness. He brought up that "head of the household" stuff one day. According to him he takes her input but is the final word on all major decisions. From time to time when discussing something he'll say, "But I have to ask my wife first." I invariably respond, "I thought you said you were the boss."

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Anonymous said...

To Creepy,

That's what makes a good husband though. One who respects, honors, takes care of and listens to his wife.

To abuse the power of being the head of the household makes you a bad husband.

All holds true for the wife as well.

JEB said...

I'm sure y'all have probably seen this site. . . but, just in case . .
http://www.thebricktestament.com/epistles_of_paul/instructions_for_women/1co11_04.html

Deep doodoo, eh?

Buffy said...

I like her solution. He did say for her to treat him just like Jesus....