Are women to obey their husbands?

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   Leaderofmanyposted 13 years ago

   The bible instructs wives to obey their husbands is this true for today's society?

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      recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      No - but it does go some way to explaining why some men are drawn to christianity
      
      Respect is earned by the recipient not given by some other entity, real or imagined.

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         prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I agree, respect should be earned, and marriage is a work in progress. Plus of course you should not marry someone if you can't respect them.

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      klarawieckposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Had the bible been written by women, it would be a WHOLE different story!

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      All the more reason to just live with the barstewards and just kick them out when they annoy you.
      
      Don't ever get married, girls, when men have this attitude.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

   respect the husbands wishes

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   No no and no. respect has to be earned and worked at by both sides. According to the 'biblical' theory, men are worth more than women.
   
   Doesn't work. We are equal, we don't 'obey'. We respect when someone is worth respecting, and don't, when they're not.

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   Emile Rposted 13 years ago

   Man, I hope not. If we're supposed to I'm living way outside of the law.

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   Ron Montgomeryposted 13 years ago

   I'll check with my wife and get back to you...

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   MelissaBarrettposted 13 years ago

   I obey every order that my current husband gives me.

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      IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The definitive word being 'current' !

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         MelissaBarrettposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yep, and if he ever gives me orders he will join the ex-husbands society.
         That's how we have gotten around the fundie marries liberal thing... I promise to obey his every order and he promises not to give me orders.

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   Alecia Murphyposted 13 years ago

   No, women and men are each other's helpmates. They compliment each other. And while one might have the power over the other in certain situations, nobody has absolute control.

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   mel22posted 13 years ago

   It's reciprocal (at least at my house)

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   Seek-n-Findposted 13 years ago

   All things should be looked at in context--what else is said about marriage? And what was the culture?  And who was the author writing to and why?  The Bible also says for husbands to love their wives--to cherish them--to honor them--to love them as the weaker vessel (and by weaker vessel the words actually mean "precious, like a vase").  What is love?  Love is gentle, kind, patient, compassionate, does not keep a record of wrongs, rejoices in good, not evil, is not jealous, does not boast, is not selfish, and never gives up!  And if the man does not love his wife this way, that chapter also says his prayers may be hindered.  So--in that context--it would be easy to submit to my husband if he is loving me like that because he has my best interests in mind, not his!  So when he says, "Honey, you are working too hard, let me make dinner for you and then give you a massage," I can obey that order!

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    LookingForWaldenposted 13 years ago

    I wish. I just do whatever she wants because she can go longer without.... Cuddling. Lol

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       AshtonFireflyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       LOL.

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