Homework Assignment 15
Role of the Wife
Jay Adams has summarized God's high calling for married believers in two questions: "Husbands, do you love your wives enough to die for them? Wives, do you love your husbands enough to live for them?" The husband is to love his wife as his own body and give himself up for her. The wife is to respect her husband and voluntarily respond to his God-given authority.
Ephesians 5:22-24 and the parallel passage in Colossians 3:18 tell wives to be subject to their own husbands as is fitting in the Lord in the same way that the church is subject to Christ. Many people in our culture have taken issue with this mandate because they misunderstand the New Testament picture of submission. Paul was no woman-hater; his epistles often commend and speak of women with graciousness and respect. It is important to overcome misconceptions in this area.
Exercise: Proverbs 31:10-31 is a beautiful portrait of an excellent wife who has found fulfillment in her God-given role. She recognizes her worth and creatively uses every one of her gifts in the service of her household. Read this passage and list ten of her qualities. How does her husband respond?
The Excellent Wife
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Role of the Wife
Jay Adams has summarized God's high calling for married believers in two questions: "Husbands, do you love your wives enough to die for them? Wives, do you love your husbands enough to live for them?" The husband is to love his wife as his own body and give himself up for her. The wife is to respect her husband and voluntarily respond to his God-given authority.
Ephesians 5:22-24 and the parallel passage in Colossians 3:18 tell wives to be subject to their own husbands as is fitting in the Lord in the same way that the church is subject to Christ. Many people in our culture have taken issue with this mandate because they misunderstand the New Testament picture of submission. Paul was no woman-hater; his epistles often commend and speak of women with graciousness and respect. It is important to overcome misconceptions in this area.
Exercise: Proverbs 31:10-31 is a beautiful portrait of an excellent wife who has found fulfillment in her God-given role. She recognizes her worth and creatively uses every one of her gifts in the service of her household. Read this passage and list ten of her qualities. How does her husband respond?
The Excellent Wife
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
