Building Stronger Families : Is Your Spouse A Priority?

This document primarily discusses the instructions on how to be a good wife, specifically to teach the wife how to properly act. This document is split up into three main categories for the woman to follow. The first section states that a woman needs to gain the love

If a husband is in a leadership role in the religious community, the woman may feel trapped. Many churches have give a false a inaccurate definition of what abuse is. It’s often view as a family matter in lieu of a criminal offense. This slanted view of what is considered abuse is a clear indication that some church leaders are not equipped to address domestic abuse. Some women stay because they have a strong biblical conviction tied to their marriage vows that prevent them from reporting abuse. Today, you see more couples writing their own vows to fit their individual values and life style. Often omitting the traditional vows and eliminating the word “OBEY”, the word OBEY is no longer received with warm welcomes in our culture today.

Islam isn’t telling the man that he has the right to treat his wife like a sexual object, ready to use her whenever the need arises. The act has been given a more appropriate title of ‘making love’ and as the name suggests: it is a process. Firstly a husband and wife would treat

Her statements are very close to what is actually said by Paul: “A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord” (Cor. Book 1, 7:39). Although she often mixes her biblical quotes with irony and humor, or sometimes twists them to her own means, this knowledge should be reflected in her decision-making and behavior.

Firstly, in Paul’s letter writes, “It is well for a man not to touch a woman” (Corinthians 7:1). He argues that it is best to live a life away from worldly desires, since those desires, such as sexual desire, divide believer’s complete devotion to worship Lord.

Because the Lord values the relationship of a man and his wife, he also gives us instructions as to how husbands and wives are to treat each other through Paul’s teaching in Ephesians 5:21-33. The subject of Paul 's teaching in Ephesians 5:21-33 is that of submission in the context of marriage. Paul 's instructions here create a clash with the beliefs and practices of our culture today. However, a closer study of what God really intended sheds much light on what is really being taught in this hard saying of Paul. Paul is talking about the different roles the both the husband and wife has with each other in relationship with their relationship with Christ.

The bible, along with religion, attempts to destroy the science of birth. Every man born, was born to a woman, and is almost entirely dependent on the mother for most of their adolescent years. The bible tries to teach that woman would be nothing without man as the first woman was supposedly born of the first man, from an extra rib. In a debate with religion, women’s rights are almost always ignored, or even denied from the concept that a woman must serve a man. (Ratcliffe 2012)

All religions encourage the worshippers to follow the matrimonial vows and help each other to live a happy married life. Some individuals are able to follow the teachings of their religion, while some people find the teachings too

Many people read this verse without knowing the context. This verse was written by Paul, in response to a letter of complaints about uneducated and illiterate women interrupting men in church (Ward). Zenas Bickett, an advocate for women in ministry from the Network, said this about the verse:

This passage makes a clear statement about the absolute equality of the human moral condition and identical spiritual and moral obligations placed on all individuals regardless of sex. Incidentally, this is one of the passages that addresses women directly. It is related that the women asked the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) about why the Qur'an addressed only men when women too accepted God and His prophet. This question occasioned the revelation of the Qur'anic verses explicitly addressing women as well as men - a response that unequivocally shows Muhammad's (pbuh) and Allah's readiness to hear women. Thereafter the Qur'an explicitly addressed women a number of times.

In Ephesians 5 verse 22 tells wives that they are to submit to their husbands as they do to the Lord. The process of submitting to someone in this case does not mean being a slave, it means accepting to go under the leadership and choosing to be a subordinate in a circumstance or relationship.

The husband must love his wife as he loves himself and must not divorce his wife.

I think that this idea is highlighted in I Corinthians 11:4-16. In this passage, God instructs His people on how men and women should dress, and explains why women should keep their heads covered while men should keep their heads uncovered. One way of reading this passage is to take it literally. In extremely conservative forms of Christianity, these verses are followed literally. The implications of this practice can be seen in general society today as well, for example, the fact that removing your hat is considered a sign of respect in Western society. Liberal denominations often chafe at the concept of women being required to submit to men, however, I believe that this passage has a different meaning when taken in context. If you read further in chapter 11, God also commands men to love their wife as they love their own flesh. God defines marriage as a covenant between a man and woman, and, because of that covenant, they like one person in God’s

Verses 21-24 talk about how the marriage relationship is modeled by submission. Not only should we submit to our spouses, but we should do it through the respect of Christ. There is a degree to which wives should submit to their husbands, this is compared to the spiritual submission of husbands to God. Marriage needs to be Godly through the Christian relationship, lived out the way God intends. Authority in marriage is based on headship, husband over wife, just as Christ is head of the church. Following what God shows us, wives should submit to their husbands with confidence and belief that the Holy Spirit is leading them in his right direction.

Many relationships have been destroyed because of sin, and there is no greater evidence than the state of the modern day family. Husbands and wives are taking a stand against their spouse and children are taking stands against their parents. The government has taken a position to deter the parents from chastising their children and promoting the act of homosexuality by making it the law of the land to allow same sex marriage. All of these things are sins, and they go directly against what the word of God has given us as instructions to follow. Colossians 3:18-20 says, “18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.” The words; submit, love, and obey seem to be a nemesis in our society today. Many women don’t want to submit, as the same mentality exists for men when it comes to showing their spouse love, and children don’t want to obey their parents or anyone with authority over them. This has become the way of the world and a state of normalcy, but the Bible is right, and I believe and will live my life