"Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as unto the Lord; For the husband is the head of the wife,
even as Christ is the head of the church, and He is the Savior of the
body" -
Wives -
Women who are married, regardless of age, or how long they have been married
Women who are married, regardless of age, or how long they have been married
Submit -
give yourself; body and mind and spirit freely - KJV Dictionary - to yield, resign, or surrender to the power, or will or authority of another - to surrender, to yield, ones person to the power of another; to give up resistance - to be subject; to conquiesce (accept something reluctantly but without protest) in the authority of another
give yourself; body and mind and spirit freely - KJV Dictionary - to yield, resign, or surrender to the power, or will or authority of another - to surrender, to yield, ones person to the power of another; to give up resistance - to be subject; to conquiesce (accept something reluctantly but without protest) in the authority of another
Submit yourself is to
yield/surrender your will to God's will, and your husbands
[unto your own husbands] to your
own husbands, not someone else's; yield yourself to your husband, he is the
spiritual leader and protector of the house
As unto the Lord -
Submit to God then you will be able to submit to your husband more freely, laying aside all fear, bitterness, anger, wrath, jealously
Submit to God then you will be able to submit to your husband more freely, laying aside all fear, bitterness, anger, wrath, jealously
For the husband is the head of the wife -
He is her spiritual leader, her
protector and her provider
Christ is head of the church -
Christ is the perfect example
for husbands to follow. The church is His bride, He protects it, leads and
guides it, provides for it, and loves her
He (Christ) is the Savior -
There is salvation in no other
name, you could say the husband, when in his godly role, is a type of Christ
