- God knew they ate the fruit before He ever confronted them. He is omnipresent = everywhere, omniscient = all knowing, and omnipotent = all powerful. Clearly, He knew the whole scene was going down as it was happening. Why didn't He stop them?
- God called out to Adam first. Why not Eve? Could it be that Adam was the responsible party? Was he, perhaps, placed in authority over Eve? Hmmm ...
- God punishes Adam not only for eating the fruit, but also for allowing himself to be persuaded to do so by his wife. (another hmmm...) Could it be that God's plan is for the wife to submit to her husband, and NOT for the husband to submit to his wife?
Friday, February 18, 2011
God Knew It All Along
I was thinking about Adam and Eve and the fruit, and I came up with a few thoughts.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (Ephesians 5:22)
Submission is probably one of the most controversial subjects in the Bible, especially in today's culture of "feminism," where women are encouraged to be equal to men in every way.
When I look at this verse it gives me great peace to know that God has laid out for me a plan that lifts the cares of the world from my shoulders and stills my spirit.
When I studied this verse, just like any other verse, I broke it into parts.
Wives
Well, obviously Paul is addressing wives. NOT girlfriends, NOT daughters. He is specifically addressing wives, the people who have made a covenant with their husbands before God.
submit yourselves
The word "submit" means to place oneself under the authority of another. So wives are instructed to place themselves under the authority
unto your own husbands,
Many women misunderstand this phrase to mean that women must submit to men. WRONG. This only refers to one (1) wife and one (1) husband. Wives are being instructed here to submit to their own husbands.
Each husband is unique in his specific needs and wants, and every wife must place herself under the authority (submission to) her own husband. She must not concern herself with what most other husband want, nor should she concern herself with what other wives do or don't do. She must concern herself with her own husband and her submission to him.
as unto the Lord.
"As" means in the same manner. Simply put, wives must submit to their own husbands in the same way that they submit to the Lord. In other words, if I live my life under the authority of the Lord, then I must be under my own husband's authority, in the same way.
This caused me to take a very good look at my life and marriage, and the way I conduct myself. Good grief, I have been so wrong for so long. If the Lord God called me to do something, would I not obey Him? Then for goodness sake, why wouldn't I obey my own husband, who, being placed in authority over me by God, has asked me to do something?
And, by the way, I know a bunch of people who will disagree with me. Spare me your opinions, please. This is between me, my own husband, and our God. I will face the judgement seat of God and he alone will determine the extent of my obedience (or disobedience). I sure want Him to be happy with how I obeyed His instructions.
Submission is probably one of the most controversial subjects in the Bible, especially in today's culture of "feminism," where women are encouraged to be equal to men in every way.
When I look at this verse it gives me great peace to know that God has laid out for me a plan that lifts the cares of the world from my shoulders and stills my spirit.
When I studied this verse, just like any other verse, I broke it into parts.
Wives
Well, obviously Paul is addressing wives. NOT girlfriends, NOT daughters. He is specifically addressing wives, the people who have made a covenant with their husbands before God.
submit yourselves
The word "submit" means to place oneself under the authority of another. So wives are instructed to place themselves under the authority
unto your own husbands,
Many women misunderstand this phrase to mean that women must submit to men. WRONG. This only refers to one (1) wife and one (1) husband. Wives are being instructed here to submit to their own husbands.
Each husband is unique in his specific needs and wants, and every wife must place herself under the authority (submission to) her own husband. She must not concern herself with what most other husband want, nor should she concern herself with what other wives do or don't do. She must concern herself with her own husband and her submission to him.
as unto the Lord.
"As" means in the same manner. Simply put, wives must submit to their own husbands in the same way that they submit to the Lord. In other words, if I live my life under the authority of the Lord, then I must be under my own husband's authority, in the same way.
This caused me to take a very good look at my life and marriage, and the way I conduct myself. Good grief, I have been so wrong for so long. If the Lord God called me to do something, would I not obey Him? Then for goodness sake, why wouldn't I obey my own husband, who, being placed in authority over me by God, has asked me to do something?
And, by the way, I know a bunch of people who will disagree with me. Spare me your opinions, please. This is between me, my own husband, and our God. I will face the judgement seat of God and he alone will determine the extent of my obedience (or disobedience). I sure want Him to be happy with how I obeyed His instructions.
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