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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE KENNETH E. HAGIN EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATIONINC,Feb1975
B Y K E N N E T H H A G I N
Is the man the head of the During the gold rush here in said, "In the first place, you
woman? This appears on the America you could go into a are not the head of my wife.
surface to be the plain state stream of water and pan out a I'm the head of my wife, not
ment of I Corinthians 11:3. little gold dust. But if you really you. It is none of your business
wanted to make a strike and get whatsoever how my wife is
I CORINTHIANS 11:3 down where the real gold was dressed. That is my business.
3 But I would have you know, that the you had to dig for it. And you And how my wife wears her hair
head of every man is Christ; and the can skim along on the top of is none of your business, nor is
head of the woman is the man; and the it the business of any other man
scriptures--but if you really
head of Christ is God.
want to find out what the Bible in the church, nor of any other
says, you're going to have to preacher anywhere. It is my
Now, is every man the head of dig down into the Word of God! business. She wears her hair
every woman? Assuredly not! I didn't correct this fellow to suit me, not you. She dresses
A man may be the head of one as he made these statements to suit me, not you. Now if your
woman--his wife. But he is not in my church. I knew all my wife wants to put up with all
the head of every woman. people would know not to accept of your idiosyncrasies that's
Reading this verse in other it anyway. But after we got her problem, but don't go push
ing that off on me or my wife.
translations we can see how it to the parsonage, he wouldn't
And since you brought up the
agrees with Eph. 5:23, "For let the subject go, and brought
subject, just lay off of it and
the husband is the head of the it up again.
So I said to him, "Brother, don't say anything more about
wife...."
that isn't what that scripture is it in this church either. As
saying." pastor I'm the head of this
WEYMOUTH'S TRANSLATION
I would have you to know, however, that "Oh, yes," he said, "Every church locally. Jesus is the
of every man Christ is the head, that of man is the head of every woman. head of the church universally,
a woman her husband is the head, and
It says so right here in I Cor. but I'm the shepherd of this
that God is Christ's head.
11:3, 'the head of the woman is local church and I have autho
the man.' " rity here. Governments is in
GOODSPEED'S TRANSLATION
But I want you to understand that Christ "No, no," I said, "men are not the office of pastor. So don't
is the head of every man, while awoman's above women in the Lord. If say another word about the
head is her husband, and Christ's head
that were the case women could woman business while you're
is God.
never be saved unless their here."
WORRELL'S TRANSLATION husbands told them they could." And he didn't. I had said
But I wish you to know that the head of This man was the type fellow it in no uncertain terms.
every man is Christ, the head of the wife, who is very hard on the women. There is only one Greek word
is the husband, and the head of Christ
He was always preaching about translated both as "man" and as
is God.
the women. In fact, he was a "husband" in the New Testa
Every man is not the head of hard individual. His wife was ment. It is the Greek word for
every woman, not a partner; he walked on her. man, "aner." In the New Testa
I remember some erroneous She was a door mat. Most of ment Greek there is no word for
statements a fellow made when the time, figuratively speaking, "husband."
he preached a revival meeting he had his foot on her neck, Likewise, there is only one
in the last church I pastored. and the necks of their children Greek word—gyne—translated
He wasn't very studious or he'd as well. both as "woman" and as "wife."
have known better--he just read He insisted on pursuing the Hence, it must be determined by
and skimmed over the top of the matter in my home. He wanted the setting which of these signi
scriptures, sort of like panning to tell women, including my fications should be given to the
for gold. wife, how to dress, etc. So I words in the English passage.
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You have to tell by the context from the "spiritual" standpoint domestic standpoint, tnat the
whether it's talking about wives Christ is the head of the church husband is the head of the wife.
or women in general. Some That is what he is saying. He From the "spiritual" stand
times Paul is talking about is not saying the man, or the point the husband is not the
women in general—but at other husband, is the wife's head head of the wife—for he or she
times he's strictly talking about spiritually. If that were true, who is joined to the Lord is
wives. Such passages should when the wife of an unsaved man one spirit, with Jesus as the
be interpreted as relating to did get saved, she would have spiritual head.
wives—because in them he is no head. Can you see that? The woman is a member of
not talking about women in gen But, praise God, she does have the Body of Christ just as the
eral, but only about wives. a spiritual head when she is man is a member of the Body
Our text, I Cor. 11:3, cannot saved—the Lord Jesus Christ! of Christ. And Christ is the
mean that every man stands in Do you see how you can take spiritual head of the woman,
the same relationship to every these things out of the setting just as much as He is the spiri
woman as Christ does to every and twist them around to make tual head of the man.
man. That could not be true. them say just about anything you Every woman can come to
Christ is the head of the want them to say. Christ directly without the me
woman just as much as He is This same man went on to say diation or consent of any man.
the head of the man. If He that since the man is the head of I've run across some recently
isn't—then the woman is not the woman, the wife should obey who say their wives are not even
in the church. For Christ is and submit to her husband in to pray or do anything without
the head of the church. everything. their consent. That's foolish.
It is possible to make the He said to me, "Even if a Any woman can come to Christ
Bible say anything you want husband tells his wife to go without the mediation or con
to believe—no matter what you sent of her husband—or any
want to believe. You can find MAKE P L A N S NOW TO BE WITH US other man. She can come into
scriptures, misinterpret them, the same close personal fellow
take them out of their settings, IN T U L S A , JULY 25-AUGUST 3, FOR ship with the Lord Jesus Christ
and make them say whatever you any man can. In fact, many
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want them to say. dear good women are walking in
A fellow came up to me Scheduled Speakers: closer fellowship with Christ
recently after I'd made the than most men.
statement that the man is not KENNETH E. HAGIN
But as a wife—in the natural,
FRED PRICE
the spiritual head of the woman. JOHN JACOB from the natural, human stand
"Oh yes he is," he said. point—she has a subordinate
"The Bible says, 'as Christ Three services a day at the Sheraton place in the family. She does
is the head of the church so Skyline East, 6333 East Skelly Drive. not have a subordinate place in
is the man the head of the w o the Body of Christ—it is in the
man.' Is Christ the spiritual sleep with another man, she family that she has a subordi
head of the church?" should do it. If he tells her to nate position.
" Y e s , " I replied. drink beer, she should do it." This does not mean husband
"Well then," he said, "the man That is stupidity. The hus and wife are not equal before
is the spiritual head of the wife." band is not the lord of his wife's God, nor that the wife will for
"Then Christ is not her spiri conscience—her spirit. Jesus ever remain in a subordinate
tual head?" I asked. is her Lord spiritually, just as position. But for the sake of
"No, no He isn't." much as He is the Lord of the good order in the family, the
"Well," I stated, "if Christ man spiritually. husband should be the head of
is not her spiritual head, then The Bible says, "He that is the house.
she is not in the church, is she?" joined unto the Lord is one No intelligent woman should
"Oh, yes, yes," he retorted, spirit" (I Cor. 6:17). think of marrying a man who in
"she's in the church." And in the same chapter, " . . . her estimation is not worthy to
"Then if she is a member of he which is joined to an harlot take that place.
the Body of Christ," I pointed is one body? for two, saith, he, Great calamities might have
out, "Christ is her spiritual shall be one flesh" (verse 16). been averted if God's order in
head—not the man." The scriptures use this same family government had been
You see, what Paul is showing terminology regarding the hus accepted and followed. The
in our text is, that from the band and wife, "and the two husband is not to be contrary
"family" standpoint, the "do shall be one flesh" (Eph. 6:31. and lord it over his wife. Rather
mestic" standpoint, the husband So, it is only from the husband they are to be helpers together
is the head of the wife—just as and wife standpoint, from the in all which concerns their
temporal and eternal welfare. quickened us together with Christ, (by
You see, God is not going to
grace ye are saved;)
The husband must carry the side in with the husband when 6 And hath raised us up together, and made
greater responsibility, there he's wrong—anymore than He us sit together in heavenly places in
fore he should have the highest is going to side in with the wife Christ Jesus:
authority. If both husband and when she's wrong.
wife are what they should be, "The head of Christ is God..." Christ is not under God, He was
the husband will take his place declares the same verse which under Him, but He is raised
naturally as the head of the contains the words, "the head up and seated beside Him at
family—and it will be a joy to of the woman is the man." his right hand. Man, though
his wife to see him there. No This does not mean Christ is under, when he was saved and
real woman wants a mere echo essentially and eternally infer came to the cross and confessed
or a puppet for a husband. ior to God the Father. His Jesus as Lord—Christ raised
It should be a wife's delight eternal equality with the Father him up and made him to sit
to submit her will to her hus is declared in Phil. 2:6: with Him.
band's when necessary rather It is not a vertical matter, but
than make him the laughing PHILIPPIANS 2:5-9 a horizontal one. The Word of
5 Let this mind be in you, which was
stock of his neighbors. There God says that we are heirs, sons
also in Christ Jesus:
is no escape from the plain 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought
of God, and joint-heirs with
teaching of the Word of God it not robbery to be equal with God: Christ. Joint means equal.
on this point. 7 But made of himself of no reputation, And the women are joint-heirs
and took upon him the form of a servant, as well as the men.
and was made in the likeness of men:
EPHESIANS 5:21-25 Jesus prayed, "That they all
8 And being found in fashion as a man,
21 Submitting yourselves one to another
he humbled himself, and became obedient may be one; as thou, Father,
in the fear of God. are in me, and I in thee, that
unto death, even the death of the cross.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husbands, as unto the Lord.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted they also may be one in us...."
him, and given him a name which is above (John 17:21). That means wives
23 For the husband is the head of the
every name....
wife, even as Christ is the head of the who are believers as well as
church: and he is the saviour of the body. husbands who are believers.
24 Therefore as the church is subject However, as our Saviour, and as Much of what is heard on this
unto Christ, so let the wives be to their our sacrifice, and as our very
own husbands in every thing.
subject of submission cannot be
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as
own brother. He took a subordi substantiated by scripture—but
Christ also loved the church, and gave nate position and was in all takes verses out of their set
himself for it; things obedient to the Father and tings and makes them say some
submissive to His will. thing they don't say. It makes
Notice the 21st verse. Paul is Yet the Scriptures beautifully a woman feel inferior to the
talking to the whole church teach that when Christ humbled man. It makes her feel she
when he says, "Submittingyour himself and became obedient should take the place of a slave
selves one to another." Does unto death, God highly exalted or servant. It binds instead of
that mean we're to lord it over Him and placed Jesus at His loosens. And the Word of God
one another in the church? No! right hand—where He ever lives clearly states, "Ye shall know
It means we're to give in and be and makes intercession for us. the truth, and the truth shall
agreeable and get along with one Likewise when man (or woman) make you free" (Jn. 8:32). It
another. submits to the cross and r e will never bind. Wg
Well then, in the next verse ceives Christ as Saviour, he is
when he says, "Wives, submit also raised and sits in the
yourselves unto your own hus heavenlies with Christ. TULSA TEACHING SEMINAR
bands, as unto the Lord," does
it mean the husband is to lord EPHESIANS 2:1-6 February 16-23
1 And you hath he quickened, who were
it over his wife—that she is dead in trespasses and sins;
never to have any say-so? 2 Wherein in time past ye walked accord Kenneth E. Hagin teaching on:
No! It means they are to be ing to the course of this world, according
agreeable and endeavor to get to the prince of the power of the air, PRAYER
the spirit that now worketh in the children
along with one another.
of disobedience:
We know that millions of men, 3 Among whom also we all had our conver
yes millions, would have been sation in times past in the lusts of our Sheridan Assembly Christian
better off morally, spiritually, flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh Center
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their good wives. 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath
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