We women are told to "obey" our husbands and our husbands are commanded to "love us as Christ loved the Church and offered Himself up for it." Which in your opinion is the easier and better deal?
Personally I am glad to be born a woman.
Peace Be With You,
Debra
2006-10-13 14:14:12 · 19 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a whole lot easier to obey your husband.
Look how many men stumble and fall. uuugggggg.
.If a man gets God upset, this is bad.
A woman gets upset, she can throw plates at the hubby and make up for it later :)P
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A way to a man's heart is a gooooooood dinner.
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2006-10-13 14:18:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a woman and a Christian. I am glad I am a woman, because there is NO way I'd want to be a man. But I think that women got the raw deal. How many times in his life will a man have to offer his life for his wife? None, realistically. It almost never happens. Of course a husband should love his wife, or there would be no point to get married, so that is a silly commandment. It's rather easy. For me to obey someone who is my equal is a tough thing to swallow. Many women are smarter and wiser than their husbands. Men are often saddled with pride and thick-headedness that impairs their judgement, and that makes obeying difficult. If I KNEW my husband was smarter and wiser, it wouldn't be as hard. I'm so opinionated and self-reliant that it's a lesson in discipline to restrain myself and allow him to make decisions, and to keep silent sometimes when I know it would be in my best interests to keep silent (i.e., I say something that is bound to make him mad - I might as well just keep it to myself). The thing is, I struggle with this. As if you couldn't already tell. :o) I always have, ever since I was a girl and saw that my father was a self-righteous, pompous jerk who thought he knew everything. He is a Christian man, and yet does NOT walk the walk. So I saw my mom having to live with this unbearable man, and ever since, I've never truly liked men. Luckily I love my husband. That is a very good thing. So, I will continue to do my best to obey God's command (it BETTER be God's command, and not the whim of Paul!!!), because I love God. I want to glorify Him.
2006-10-13 21:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, I can't really see your face that well in your picture, but the pose is really neat. I don't think it's about who has the better deal. If both men and women alike obeyed the Bible and did what we're supposed to do, there'd be little conflict. This doesn't mean men should be sissies, or that women should be maids, it basically means the man is supposed to be the spiritual leader of the family and the woman is to follow suit with her husbands leadership.
2006-10-13 21:20:01 · answer #3 · answered by lallen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tough call.
Epesians 5:21-33 covers that command.
What strikes me is that Paul had to write that to a Christian Church, full of believers. Trouble in River City, huh?
Neither command is natural for us at times, given the closeness of the marriage relationship.
But each gender has received their respective directives from God. The passage is not a reciprocal agreement. But when each is obedient to God, the other becomes willing to fulfill his/her part.
Blessings.
2006-10-13 21:21:36 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam was Male and Female.
GOD put him to Sleep and took out the Female and Made Woman (WombMan). The Man with the Womb.
GOD can do stuff like that.
When a Man and Woman get Married in the Lord and become One Flesh---we become Whole Again.
Unless you have to Gift to stay Single, like the Apostle Paul had.
2006-10-13 21:17:43 · answer #5 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women have it easier because we don't have such a heavy responsibility as men do. I am glad to be born a woman so that I can be the same gender as the Blessed Mother and emulate her as closely as possible.
2006-10-13 21:26:59 · answer #6 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree but I am married to a wonderful man. We never think about who is the boss. We were married as teenagers and have been married over 45 years. We raised a family and he worked hard to support us. I worked to and we did the house work together and we did what needed to be done at the time.
Now we are old and I help him and he helps me.
I don't want him to love me because it is a command. I want to know that he can walk out that door anytime he wants to.
I want to know that he stays with me because he wants to be here. I think God is that way why he gives us free will.
He wants us as Christians because we know his laws are for our own good. I feel that are being faithful to each other and trust and all these things gave us a better life. Following his righteous laws helped us through out our lives.
2006-10-13 21:21:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Husbands are commanded to love their wives to the point of being willing to die for her, with all due respect that's a lot harder than just respecting and obeying.
2006-10-13 21:24:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Debra,
If we do things right than each partner will have all the blessings they could ever hope for or want.
Each has authority over the other.
It is so hard to find and have the perfect, loving relationship that God and Jesus wants us to have but it is such a blessing when we do.
I pray that one day, God will allow me to have that too.
God bless.
2006-10-13 21:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by sworddove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good point. Men are going to be accountable to God for how they ran the family and loved their wives and women are going to be judged for how they submitted to the authority of and respected their husbands.
It is far easier to be a follower than be a leader.
2006-10-13 21:30:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋