Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: iba@ics.uci.edu (Wayne Iba) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Husband as leader in marriage Message-ID:Date: 19 Aug 89 07:46:06 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, Irvine - Dept of ICS Lines: 15 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Many people get bent out of shape about this submission thing in marraiges. Especially in light of how women have been treated in our society and the recent awareness brought about by the feminist movement. I would like to point out that while the wife's lot seems tough, the responsibility on the husband is even greater. Paul says "husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her .... In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies" (Eph 5:25-28). If a husband takes this command to heart and practices it, I believe that the wife's submission to the husband never becomes a stumbling block. --wayne (iba@ics.uci.edu)