Living By the Book: God’s Will for Wives

Submission is one of the dirtiest words in contemporary culture. With the recent focus on women's rights and the coming to light of many cases of abuse, many call for the elimination of God's design for leadership and submission in marriage. But even if the attitude of our culture may change, God's Word does not. In Ephesians, Paul identifies that Jesus Christ is the head of all things, especially the church. And just like the church submits to Jesus as her head, so also wives should submit to husbands as their God-given head. This call to submission is an act of faith in Jesus and is glorifying to God.