This is an amazing passage from Gods word. It calls us to unity. It can be easy to get sidetracked here with the woman submit to your husband stuff, and while that is an important part of life in marriage we can not discount the remainder of the teaching that husbands need to be ready to die for their wife. This is the kind of love that has been given to us. However, while a submissive wife is counter-cultural today, she was not so in Paul’s time. Moreover, while a self-sacrificing and loving husband sounds quite appropriate in our culture, he was radically counter-cultural in Paul’s time.
We are to be one with Christ. This is the primary teaching here. As the church we are the bride, the wife, and are instructed to submit to our Lord ( husband ). It is when we open our hearts and see the truth of Gods word and make it personal that transformation led by the Holy Spirit takes place. My prayer for you today is that you are transformed a little bit today into the image of our Lord Jesus.
Pastor Patrick
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