When God created marriage, he did so with a plan. God does nothing by chance.
Marriage is a picture of the spiritual. God designated the man to be the head of his home just like God is the head of Christ and Christ is the head of the church. {Yes, Jesus Christ is the head of the true church, not- the Pope}.
Along with this responsibility comes a list of the “how to” perform this job in such a way that is obedient and glorifying to God and satisfying to the wife and family – that is, when done properly, biblically. The wife also has responsibilities given to her by God and when everyone is obedient to God’s plan as shown in His Word, well, everyone’s needs are met.
I wanted to share this interview with Sanctus Real lead singer Matt and his wife. They talk about their struggle in marriage when Matt was not being the spiritual leader God wanted him to be. So here’s the link. Its really worth seeing. And then, you can hear the acoustic version of the song here.
Do you want to know the biblical role and plan of God for marriages? Pastor Tom has been taking our church through these issues on the roles of the husband and wife as revealed in the book of Ephesians. You can listen to the mp3’s and download study notes for free right here- after clicking that link just scroll down to the date 7/25/10 to find the beginning of the “Relationship” series.
It could save your marriage.
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*I’ve also linked this post with RaisingHomemakers and WorksForMeWednesdays.
Thank you, April.
I know people trip over the submission-thing because of abuse too (not that abuse is an excuse for most women). But God took care of us women in that area as well when he said we should submit to our husbands “as unto the Lord”. Ephesians 5:22, 24, 25 specifically address this very important part.
Christ would not have us women do the sinful things that some men would nor should we feel we have to stay in a truly abusive home (for ourselves or our children). I’m not talking divorce here but rather leaving the house for safety and getting help. If abuse is going on these women need to seek godly, biblical help outside of their home.
I like that you had the guts to post this. Well said.
I think a lot of people get turned off by how the woman is supposed to sumbit to the man. But it says in the Bible that the woman should respect the man and the man should love the woman. So even though I have to do what my huband says, he should love me enough to consider what I want too. It makes a nice compromise. And compromises are what marriage is all about. 🙂
I have friends that go to Catholic churches and know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Did you know you can now be baptized by immersion in the Catholic church? Did you know that most Catholics don’t believe you are saved by Baptism, but by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ?
The current Pope also believes in the Rapture.
I’m not Catholic, I’m a Baptist. I believe any one in any religious denomination can become saved. The denomination doesn’t save, Jesus does.
Even if you go through all the pre-marriage training classes, involving the passage areas you mentioned, it still takes both of the couples wanting to follow them and use them in the marriage.
Believe me, even alot of ministers and their wives have fallen short of this.
Though neither I nor my husband are in the ministry we’ve had hard periods in our marriage, even using these principals.
So marriage is work at times, very hard work at times.
I appreciate your outlook and respect your belief and I am glad you respect me and my blog enough to overlook our differences in beliefs 😉
And I have nothing against Catholics. My husband even grew up Catholic. We’ve learned much about church history and know the bible pretty well. And we know for a fact and could give you specifics on what the Catholic church teaches that is NOT biblically correct. Things that are actually dangerously, very wrong with what the Catholic church teaches.
My husband and I both believe the Pope is considered the “head” of the church in the Catholic scheme of things. I didn’t say he was worshipped. But, I kinda think he is actually. Maybe not by you, but I suspect many Catholics do worship him.
Again, I don’t have anything against Catholics…its the religion I take issue with because when you compare the teachings of Catholicism with the bible- they conflict. So then you have to decide who’s telling the truth. The bible? or The Catholic church or the Pope, rather?
Sadly, I had a hard time finishing reading your post simply because I was a little turned off by your comment about the Pope at the beginning…it reads as though you think Catholics worship the Pope as we do God & Jesus. We don’t. We read the same bible, follow the same commandments & have the same beliefs. Our church traditions are the only difference. Our church has leaders, the same as any church…that’s what the Pope is…a leader…not the head.
This is your personal blog and I am not trying to cause any issues, I just wanted to let you know how I felt while reading it. I enjoy reading your blog and will continue reading it 🙂