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"W ives,
B e
S u b je c t
t o
Y our
H usbands"
(C olossians
3 :1 8 -1 9 )
In tro d u c tio n :
W e
h a v e
b e e n
lo o k jn g
a t
th e
a u th o rity
o f
C h rist
j_ n
H ts
le i
a s
H e
h a s
d e le g a te d
th a t
a u th o rity
t o
ru le rs
j n
th e
d iffe re n t
s p h e l'- e s
o f
life ,
W e
h a v e
s e e n
th a t
a ll
e a rth ly
ru le
o f
governm ent
i s
o rd a in e d
b y
H im
a n d
i s
re q u ire d
b y
H im
t o
ru le
ju s tly
a n d
rig h te o u s ly ,
w h ile
th e
s u b je c ts
o f
th o s e
g o v e rn m e n ts
a re
t o
s u b m it
them se1v e s
t o
th e ir
la \\Ifu l
a u th o rity ,
in a s m u c h
a s
th o s e
ru le rs
d o
n o t
com pel
th e m
t o
d o
a n y th in g
c o n tra ry
t o
C h rist
Is
la \J .
W e
h a v e
a ls o
g e e n
th a t
a ll
e c c le s ia s tic a l,
o r
c h u r c h ,
ru le
i s
o rd a in e d
b y
H im ,
a n d
i s
a ls o
re q u ire d
t o
ru le
ju s tly
a n d
rig h te o u s ly .
T hat
ru le
i s
v e s te d
i n
th e
e ld e rs
o f
th e
c h n r c h ,
a n d
th e
p e o p le
o f
G od
a re
t o
s u b m it
t o
i t
a s
t o
C hc(st
b e c a u s e
i t
i s
C h rist's
w ay
o f
ru lin g
fro m
h e a v e n .
T o n ig h i:,
w e
\v i1 1
w ant
t o
lo o k
b rie fly
a t
th e
a u th o rity
w h ic h
th e
L o rd
h a s
o rd a in e d
j n
th e
th ird
m a jo r
s p h e r e
o f
life ,
n a m e ly ,
th e
fa n d ly .
I n
th e
b o o k
o f
C o lo s s ia n s .
a fte r
g iv in g
th e
d o c trin a l
b a s is
fo r
th e ir
s a lv a tio n
i n
C h rist
a n d
th e ir
subm ission
t o
H im ,
P a u l
n o w
m oves
o n
t o
som e
o f
th e
le a l
c o n s e q u e n c e s
o f
H is
ru le .
H e
e x p r e s s e s
f i r s t
th e
c o n d :iU o n
o f
th e
C h ristia n
life :
" I F
T H E N
Y O U
H A V E
B E E N
R A IS E D
U P
W ITH
C H R IS T ,
K E E P
S E E K IN G
T H E
T H IN G S
A B O V E
l< JH E R E
C H R IS T
IS ,
S E A T E D
A T
T H E
R IG H T
H A N D
O F
G O D "
(3 :1 ).
Y ou
c a n n o t
b e
a
C h ristia n
u n le s s
y o u
h a v e
f i r s t
b e e n
r a i s e d
t o
l i f e
b y
H is
a lm ig h ty
p o w e r.
H e
assum es
th a t
i f
y o u
h a v e
b e e n
b o rn
a g a in
t o
th is
new ness
o f
life ,
th a t
y o u
w ill
b e
s e e k in g
th e
th in g s
a b o v e ,
th o s e
h o ly
o b je c ts
o f
y o n r
d e s ir e ,
e s p e c ia l
C h rist
H im se lf,
a n d
y o u
w ill
b e
s e e k in g
fu ll
o b e d if'.n c e
t o
H is
com m andm ents.
S o
h e
s a y s ,
S E E K IN G ,"
o r
c o n tin u e
t o
s e e k
th e
th in g s
a b o v e .
C o n tin u e
t o
s e e k
C h rist
lik e n e s s ;
c o n tin u e
t o
s e t
y o u r
m in d s
o n
th e
th in g s
i n
h e a v e n ;
c o n tin u e
t o
p u t
o ff
th e
0
I d
m an
a n d
t o
p u t.
o n
C h rtst.
T h is
m eans
d y in g
t o
th e
o ld
p ra c tic e s
o f
w a lk in g
a fte r
th e
th in g s
o f
th e
w o rld
a n d
liv in g
a c c o rd in g
t o
th e ir
w ays,
a n d
p u ttin g
o n
th e
h o ly
c h a ra c te ris tic s
o f
y o u r
S a v io r
a .n d
L o rd ,
J e s u s
C h rist.
A bove
a ll
th in g s ,
P a u l
s a y s ,
y o u
a re
t o
p u t
o n
lo v e
w h ic h
i s
a b le
t o
u n ity
am ong
th e
p e o p le
o f
G od
(C o1 .
3 ;1 4 )\u2022
I n
fin is h in g
o ff
th e s e
e x h o rta tio n s
t o
g o d lin e s s ,
P a u l
la y s
d m v fl
in s tru c tio n s
o n
h o w
w e
s h o u ld
liv e
i n
th e
v a rio u s
re la tio n s h ip s
w e
fin d
o u r s e lv e s
i n
i n
th e
\.;1 0r I d\u2022
T he
o n e
th a t
c o n c e r n s
1 1 S
th is
i s
th e
re la tio n s h ip
h e
d e s c r ib e s
b e tw e e n
a
h u s b a n d
a n d
w ife.
A nd
w hat
I
w ant
y o u
t o
s e e
fro m
th is
p a s s a g e
i s
th a t,
T h e
w ife
L eo
t o
subm it
t o
h e r
llu s b a n d
a s
tb e
G od-ordained
h e a d
o f
th e
fa m ily ,
a n d
th e
h u s b a n d
. i s
t o
u se
tl1 a t
a u th o r i
a s
a
m eans
o [
a n d
IW J"tnring
h is
w ife .
I, \ue000
F irst"
th e
t i e
P a u l
S a y s
T h a t
T h o s e
o [
Y o u
W ll0
i l r e
W iv e s
A re
t o
B e
S u b je c t
t o
Y o u r
H w ,,:b a n d s ,
A <
T J w
L o rd
H as
O r d a in e d
a
R eal
A u th o r ity
a n d
H e a d s h ip
i n
th e
F a m -U y .
1. \ue000
A s
H e
h a s
d o n e
} n
a ll
s p h e r e s
o f
L ife ,
s o
H e
1 2 f1 ,s
d o n e
h e r e .
H e
h a s
n o t
le [ t
a ll
t o
.n Ile
o r
g o v e r n
th e m s e lv e s ,
b u t
H e
h a s
a p p o in te d
a
h e a d .
2. \ue000
T h E '
h e a d
o f
th e
fa m D y
. i s
th e
h u s b a n d .
a. \ue000
T h is
w as
e v id e n t
a s
fa r
b a c k
a s
th e
c
n
~
a
t
i
o
n
\ue000o f
.m a n
a n d
w om an.
b. \ue000
A [ te r
tb e
m an
h a d
b e e n
c r e a te d
a n d
th e r e
w as
n o
h e lp -m a te
[ o a n r i
th a t
c o r r e s p o n d e d
t o
b is
n e e d s ,
th e
L o rd
s a id ,
" I T
I S
N O T
G O O D
FO R
TH E
M AN
T O
B E
A L O N E ;
I
W IL l,
H A K E
H LM
i l
H E L .P E R
S U IT A B L E
FO R
H TM "
\u2022
2 :1 8 ).
H er
s u ita .b ility
w as
i n
th e
[a C t
th a t
h e r
g L fts
[ r o m
th e
L o rd
c u r r e s p o n d e d
e x a c tly
t o
th e
1 1 1 a n 's
n e e d s .
'2 \ue000
c .
B llt
y o u
c {.w
s e e
fro m
th e
b :ib .1 .ic a l
re c o rd
th a t
th e
w om an
tv a s
c re a te d
fo r
th e
s a k e
o f'
th e
m an,
n o t
m an
fo r
th e
w om an.
T h e re fo re .
th e
m an
w as
t o
h a v e
th e
h e a d s h ip
o v e r
th e
w om an.
)
T h is
i s
e x a c tly
w hat
P a u l
a rg u e s
i n
]
C o rin th ia n s
1 1:3 ,
w h e re
h e
w r.ite s ,
"B U T
J
[\lilN T
Y O U
T O
U N D E R S T liN D
T H A T
C H R IS T
I S
T H E
H E A D
O F
E V E R Y
]'v lA N ,
A N D
T H E
N A N
I S
TH E
H E A D
O F
A
W O iY A N ,
A N D
G O D
I S
TH E
H E A D
O F
C H R IS T .
1 /
(i1 ) \ue000H e re
i s
a s
p la in
a
la n g u a g e
a s
y o u
c o u ld
h o p e
t o
fin d .
A nd
P a u l
g iv e s
th e
re tls D n
~
i
n
\ue000
th e
o rd e ro f
c re a t 1 0 .1 '1
"F O R
A
N A N
O U G H T
N O T
T O
H A V E
H IS
H E A D
C O F E R E D ,
S IN C E
H E
I S
TH E
J /1 A G E
A N D
G LO R Y
O F
G O D ;
B U T
T H E
W O M A N
I S
T H E
G LO R Y
O F
iV A N .
FO R
M AN
D O E S
N O T
O R IC IN A T E
F R O M
1JO M A N ,
B U T
W O M A N
F R O M
M
~
4
N
;
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FO R
IN D E E D
M AN
~
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4
S
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C R E A .T E D
FO R
TH E
f\1 0 M IiN' S
S A K E ,
B U T
W
O
l
!
f
1
~
N
\ue000FO R
T H E
M A N 'S
S A K E ,
T H E R E F O R E ,
o r
P a u ]
c o n c lu d e s ,
"T H E
W O l'fA N
O U G H T
T O
H tH "E
A
S y /1 B O L
O F
A U T H O R IT Y
O N
H E R
H E A D ,
B E C A U S E
O F
T H E
A N G E L SI !
(v v .
7 -1 0 ).
S in c e
th e
m an
i s
th e
h e a d
o f
th e
w om an,
h e
o u g h t
)J o t
t o
l1 ,';tv e
th is
sym bol
o f a u tlw ri
a ll
h is
h e a d ,
b u t
th e
w om an
o u g h t
t o
b a .v e
b e r
h e a d
c o v e re d
a s
a
th a t
s h e
if : : :
u n d e r
th e
a u th o rity
o fh e r
h u s b a n d .
d. \ue000
A g a in ,
th e
sam e
a rg u m e n t
i s
b ro u g h t.
fo rth
b y
P a u l
i n
1
T im o th y
:h 9 -1 4 .
H e
s a y s ,
"L IK E W IS E ,
I
W ANT
W O M E N
T O
A D O R N
T H E M S E L V E S
',1 1 T H
P R O P E R
C L O T H IN G ,
M O D E S T L Y
A N D
D IS C R E E T L Y ,
N O T
W IT H
B R A ID E D
H A IR
A N D
G O LD
O R
P E A R L S
O R
C O S T L Y
G A R M E N T S ;
B U T
R A T H E R .
B Y
M E A N S
O F
G O O D
W ORKS,
A S
B E F IT S
W ONEN
M A K IN G
A
C L A J l1
T O
G O D L J N E S S .
LE T
A
W O M 4N
Q U IE T L Y
R E C E IV E
IN S T R U C T IO N
W IT H
E N T IR E
S U B H IS S IF E N E S S .
B U T
I
D O
N O T
A L L o ",r A
W O M A N
T O
T E A C l!
O R
E X E R C IS E
A U T H O R IT Y
O V E R
A
M A N ,
B U T
T O
R E l'1 A IN
Q U IE T .
P O R
I T
W AS
A D A 1 > !
W HO
W AS
F IR S T
C R E A T E D ,
A N D
T H E N
E V E .
liN D
I T
W AS
N O T
A D A M
IV H O
W AS
D E C E IV E D ,.
B U T
T H E
W O M flN
B E IN G
Q U IT E
D E C E IF E D ,
F E L L
IN T O
T R A N S G R E S S IO N ."
(1 ) \ue000
H e re
w e
s e e
th e
b ib H c a .!
b a s is
u p o n
w l1 ic h
w om an
o u g h t
n o t
t o
b e
i n
th e
te a c h in g
o ffic e
o f
th e
c h u rc h .
( ii)
S he
. i s
n o t
t o
in s tru c t,
b u t
i
.
~
;
\ue000
t o
re c e iv e
in s tru c ti0 1 ],
( iii)
\ue000T h e
o J d e r
w om en
a re
c a J J e d
u p o n
b y
th e
L o :rd
t o
in s tru c t
"T H E
Y O U N G E R
K lO M E N
T O
L O V E
T llR IR
H U S B A N D S ,
T O
[,O f/IX
T H E IR
C H IL D R E N ,
T O
B E
S E N S IB L E ,
P U R E ,
W ORKERS
A T
H O N E ,
K IN D ,
B E IN G
S U B JE C T
T O
T H E IR
OW N
H U S B A N D S ,
T H A T
TH E
W ORD
O l?
G O D
M AY
N O T
B E
D IS H O N O R E D "
a s
P a u l
te l.1 s
u s
. i n
T itu s
2
:
J
~
5
.
\ue000
B u t;
th e y
a re
n o t
t o
h o J d
a
p o s itio n
o f
te a c h in g
d o ctrin e
w ith in
th e
b o u n d s
o f
ti1 t'
c h u Y c h "
(Iv) \ue000
N or
m ay
th e y
h a v e
th e
o fF ic e
o f a u th o rity
o v e r
a
m an,
fo r
th a t
w o u ld
b e
a
rt'v e rs a l
o f
th e
o rd e r
o f
n a tu re
w h ic h
th e
L o rd
e s ta b L is h e d
a t
th e
C re a tio n ,
"P O R
[ '1 '
W AS
A D A M
fo lllO
W AS
F IR S T
C R E A T E D ,
A N D
T H E N
EVE. "
e, \ue001
A lld
la s tly ,
P a u ]
w rite s
. i n
E p h e s ia n s
5 :2 2 -2 4 ,
"W IF E S ,
B E
S U B JE C T
T O
Y O U R
O "lN
H U S B A N D S ,
A S
T O
TH E
LO R D .
FO R
TH E
H U S B A N D
I S
T H E
H E A D
O F
T H E
W IF E ,
< 4 S
C H R .lS T
A L S O
I S
T H E 'H E A D
O F
TH E
C H U R C H ,
H E
H IM S E L F
B E IN G
TH E
S A V IO R
O F
T H E
B O D Y .
B U T
A S
T H E
C H U R C H
I S
S U B JE C T
T O
C H R IS T ,
S O
A L S O
T H E
W IV E S
O U G H T
T O
B E
T O
T H E IR
H U S B A N D S
I N
E V E R Y T H IN G ."
(j.1 \ue000
T h e
id e a
o fh ib .1 ic a .l
h e a d s h ip
_ is
n o t
o b s c u re
i n
th e
B ib le ,
I t
i s
c le a r ly
re .fe rre d
t o
~
i
n
\ue000m any
p la c e s ,
( ji)
\ue000A nd
c o n tra ry
t o
th e
b e lie fo f
som e,
th e
b e a d s h ip
o f
th e
h u s b a n d
{ ,v ,'lS
n o t
th e re s u lt
o f
th e
F a ,1 I,
b u t
~
l
a
s
\ue000
th e
w ay
th a t
th e
L o rd
o r ig in a l1 y
in te n d e d
_ it.
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Som e
ta k e
th e
c u r s e
w h ic h
w as
s p o k e n
t o
th e
~
v
o
m
a
n
\ue000b y
th e
L o rd
t o
m ean
t.h a t
th e
m an
w as
n o w
\u00b7v e n
th e
h e a d s h ip ,
w hen
b e fo r e
w ere
0 1 1
a n
e q u a l
fo o tin g ,
"Y E T
YO U R
D E S IR E
S llA l..L
B E
F O R
YO U R
H U SB A N D ,
f1 N D
H E
S H A L L
R U L E
O V E R
YO U "
(G en.
3 :1 6 )\u2022
(iv) \ue000
B ut
a s
w e
h a v e
s e e n
i n
th e
a lr e a d y
g iv e n ,
th e
m a n 's
h e a d s h ip
w as
o r d a in e d
b y
th e
L o rd
i n
th e
C r e a t.io n ,
n o t:
i n
th e
F a ll,
(v) \ue000
T h e
r e a l
im p lic a tio n
o t"
th e
F a ll
c v a s
th a t
th e
[ " 'o m a n
" l7 O u ld
d e s i r e
t o
lo r d
i t
o v e r
th e
m an,
a n d
n o t
t o
s u b m it
t o
h is
a u th o r ity .
F ro m
th is
a r is e s
th e
c o n s ta n t
w a rfa re
b e tw e e n
m an
a n d
h io m a n ;,
a n d
b e tw e e n
h u s b a n d
a n d
w ife ,
u n le s s
th e y
a re
r e c o n c ile d
t o
G od
th r o u g h
C h rist,
a n d
e a c h
a re
s u b m is s iv e
t o
th e ir
L o r d 's
c o m .m a n d s .
(vi) \ue000
N o te
a ls o
th e
c lla r a c te r
o f
th is
s u b m is s io n ,
"B U T
A S
TH E
C H U R C H
I S
SU B JE C T
T O
C H R IS T ,
S O
A L S O
TH E
W IV E S
O U G H T
T O
B E
T O
T H E IR
H lf.5 B A N D S ."
T h e y
a re
t o
s u b m .it ;
t o
th e ir
h u s b a n d s
t
a .s
th e
c h u r c h
i s
c a lle e l
u p o n
t o
subm it
t o
C h rist.
R em em ber,
i n
b o th
C i'l.,c ;e s
. i ti s
th e
L o r d 's
a u th o r ity
th a t
i s
b e in g
s u b m itte d
to ,
n o t
m a .n 's .
(vii) \ue000A nd
n o te
la s tly ,
th e
e x te n t
o f
th a t
a u th o r i
" I N
E V l','R Y T H IN G ."
I t
i s
n o t
p o p u .la r
t o
s p e a k
o f
b ib 1 :ic a l
h e a d s h ip
o r
s u b m is s io n
.-I1 1
a n y
s p h e r e
o fl i f e
to d a y .
T h is
a u t]w rit y
o f
th e
h u s b a n d
o v e r
th e
{ v ife
i s
p r o b a b ly
th e
le a s t
p o p u la r .
B ut
h e r e
o u r
L .o r d
c le a r ly
te lls
u s
w here
th a t
a u th o r ity
is ,
a n d
t o
v .lh o m
i t
i s
d e le g a te d ,
a n d
th e
e x te n t
o fi t .
B. \ue000
T h e
A p p lic a tio n
o f
T h is
D o c tr in e
I s
th a t:
Y o u
W ho
A re
W iv e s
A re
C aV ed
U pon
b y
th e
L o rd
t o
S u b m it
t o
th a t
H e a d s h ip
r - lh ic h
tb e
L a rd
G .iv e s
t o
Y o u r H usbands.
1. \ue000
I t
m ay
n o t
b e
p o p u la r ,
b u t
n o n e
o f
th e
d o c tr in e s
o fg o d lin e s s
a re
p o p u la r
i n
to d a y
I S
a g e ,
n o t
e v e n
" 1 ith i1 1
th e
c h u r c h .
a. \ue000
I n
th is
a g e ,
a s
i n
a ll
th e
p r e c e d in g
a g e s
o f
th e
cJm rch,
th e
i'ln tic h r is tia n
tilO U g h t
o f
th e
{ " ,a r I d
h a s
t o
som e
e x te n t
in f.ilty a te d
th e
c h u r c h .
I t
h a s
b e e n
em braced
b y
1 !h 'ln y
w ho
h a v e
th e
r e s p e c t
a n d
e a r s
o f
th e
p e o p le ,
t'in d
h a s
becom e
a ln lO st
th e
norm .
b. \ue000
I f
th is
h e a d s h ip
i s
n o t
e x p lic itly
d e n ie d ,
i t
. i s
a t
le a ..s t
s o
{ \,a te r e d
dow n
a s
t o
m a .k e
b u t
a
s h a d o w
o f
d iffe r e n c e
b e tw e e n
th e
a u th o r ity
o f
b o th
v lh e n
p u s h
com es
t o
shO lT e.
c. \ue000
B ut
th a t
i s
c le a r ly
n o t
{ " ,h a t
th e
L o rd
in te n d s .
H it::
W ord
te n s
u s
p la in ly
w hat
H is
s ta n d a r d
is "
A nd
i t "
Y O ll
a re
t o
b e
a n
o b e d ie n t
c h ild
o f
th e
K in g ,
}/O U
1 1 1 U S t.
lis te n
t o
. i t
a n d
s u b m .it
t a
j L
2. \ue000
T h is
m eans
th a t,
w iv e s ,
y a u
a re
t o
h o n o r
y o u r
h u s b a n d s ,
a n d
t o
s u b m it
t o
th e ir
a u th o x \u00b7ity .
a. \ue000
Y o u
a re
t o
r e s p e c t
th e m
a s
su p erio rs
w hom
th e
L o rd
h a s
p la c e d
o v e r
y o u .
P a u l
w rites,
"L E T
TH E
W IF 'E
SE E
T O
I T
T H A T
SH E
R E S P E C T
H E R
H U SB A N D
I t
(E p l1 .
5 ;'3 3 ).
b. \ue000
Y ou
a re
n o t
t o
b e
a r g u m e n ta t::iv e ,
b u t
y o u
a re
t o
s u b m it
t o
th e .ir
a u th o r .ity ,
w h e th e r
y o u
th .in k
i t
i s
th e
b e s t
c o u r s e
o f
a e L io n
o r
n o t.
(i) \ue000P e tc r
w ro te
th a t
w iv e s
s h o u ld
n o t
a d o r n
ti1 e m s e .lv e s
o u ttv a r d ly
w ith
th e
b e a u tifu l
tr a p p .in g s
o f
th e
w o r ld ,
b u t
th a t
y o u
s h o u ld
a d o r n
y o u r s e U
w ith ,
"T H E
H ID D E N
P E R S O N
O F '
TH E
H E A R T ,
W IT H
TH E
JH P E R IS H A B L E
Q rh lL fT Y
O F '
A
G E N T L E
A N D
Q U IE T
S P IR IT ,
rV H IC H
I S
P R E C IO U S
I N
TH E
SIG H T
O F '
G O D "
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