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Jan 4, 2022 · Betrothal in most eras of Bible history involved two families in a formal contract, and that contract was as binding as marriage itself. Betrothal then was more of a business transaction between two families than a personal, romantic choice.
- Mutual Submission
- Paul’s Analogy Between Christ and The Church
- Conclusion
To understand Paul’s instruction to wives in Ephesians 5:22, we have to start at Ephesians 5:21, which instructs all believers to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. The verb “submit” in 5:22 is absent in the Greek source text and must be carried over from 5:21. According to numerous scholars, this textual detail indicates that the i...
Recently, a blogger who advocates for modern patriarchy and polygamy angrily objected to the Bible’s teaching on mutual submission after reading the section of my bookon the topic. He seems to agree with feminist characterizations of the passage that see no difference between Paul’s instructions in Ephesians 5 and the Greco-Roman household codes of...
I get concerned when I see false teachers like our blogger friend obsess over wifely obedience and male supremacy. To me, that reflects a self-centered perspective on marriage, focused only on what the husband should be receiving from his wife. But marriage cannot flourish in a self-centered environment. Having a blessed marriage that glorifies God...
Love in the Bible, as in our everyday usage, can be directed from person to person or from a person to things. When directed toward things, love means enjoying or taking pleasure in those things. Love towards persons is more complex.
Jul 30, 2014 · Many couples, by their disputing, not only close the door to their prayer life and make it unprofitable, but they give the devil a foothold, which is a war term. This means that the discord gives him an area to wage war on the marriage and their lives in order to bring destruction to it.
- Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the be...
- Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be th...
Nov 23, 2023 · When it comes to understanding the true meaning of love, the Bible offers us a profound definition in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. These verses highlight the characteristics of love, guiding us on how we should love and interact with others.
In 1 Corinthians 13 or what is called "The Love Chapter", Paul gives a detailed definition of love and today, it continues to have a universal impact as this scripture is normally used at weddings or to explain the love that should exist between couples.
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Jul 29, 2024 · God offers to husbands and wives the highest possible significance for their marriage relationship by showing them what its greatest and most glorious meaning is — namely, the replication in the world of the covenant relationship between Christ and his bride, the church.
