Submissive Wives

Ephesians 5:21-33 deals with the respective roles and responsibilities of wives and husbands. Today we consider what Paul says about the proper attitude of a Christian wife.

Verse 21 sets the tone of the entire passage: it is all about submission. The word translated "submit" means

• to put oneself under another;
• to subordinate one's position and interests to
  another's;
• to yield to another's control, direction, advice,
  or admonition.

As we come to this text, we must repudiate all the ideas of the world. This teaching is anathema to a worldly mind. But not to a spiritual mind.

For a Christian wife, this is a matter of her

• Holiness - for we are dealing with God's command;
• Honor - for this is something most Christian wives
  vowed before God to do.
• Happiness - for no-one can improve on God's
  provision for a happy home.