Rep. Bachmann says when telling her story that she got into law because her husband told her to and since she was a submissive wife she went along .

 

Can the Bible scholars tell us what is meant by a submissive wife?

Rep. Bachmann says when telling her story that she got into law because her husband told her to and since she was a submissive wife she went along .

 

Can the Bible scholars tell us what is meant by a submissive wife?

 

22 (AV)Wives, (AW)be subject to your own husbands, (AX)as to the Lord. 23 For (AY)the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the (AZ)head of the church, He Himself (BA)being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

 

This is what she is referring to Clyde. Many interpret this text to mean that wives are to be totally submissive to the decisions of the husband.

But in the next text the husband is to love the wife as Christ loved the church. They go hand in hand.

I am familiar with the verse as i nudge my bride when it is read.

 

I am trying to get a grasp of what that means in daily life.

I just mention the "submit" part, then move on. Colossians 3:18/ Ephesians 5:22/

I just mention the "submit" part, then move on. Colossians 3:18/ Ephesians 5:22/

 

Give me examples of how a wife submits to her husband in daily life.

Rep. Bachmann says when telling her story that she got into law because her husband told her to and since she was a submissive wife she went along.

A rather flaky view of married life ...

I am familiar with the verse as i nudge my bride when it is read.

 

I am trying to get a grasp of what that means in daily life.

 

I would think it would mean different things to different couples as they define their relationships.

So, for some, Obama's religious views shouldn't be questioned but Bachmann's should?

So, for some, Obama's religious views shouldn't be questioned but Bachmann's should?

 

Double standards when criticising politicians? Surely you jest, sir.

I don't understand the issue with the verse. If the wife submits to the husband, as he submits to Christ, and we understand that Christ is not oppressive, as husbands we are not to be oppressive to the wife, there is harmony. Because a wife is submissive, the connotation some take is that she's a meek, unheard, yes-dear type that gets bossed around by the guy who brings home the bacon as she cleans house, tends to younguns, cooks with her apron and duct tape over her mouth. Far from what scripture sets as the family structure.

So, for some, Obama's religious views shouldn't be questioned but Bachmann's should?

Double standards when criticising politicians? Surely you jest, sir.

Has Obama made any statements that call his beliefs into question?

I don't understand the issue with the verse. If the wife submits to the husband, as he submits to Christ, and we understand that Christ is not oppressive, as husbands we are not to be oppressive to the wife, there is harmony. Because a wife is submissive, the connotation some take is that she's a meek, unheard, yes-dear type that gets bossed around by the guy who brings home the bacon as she cleans house, tends to younguns, cooks with her apron and duct tape over her mouth. Far from what scripture sets as the family structure.

 

Good luck trying to tell that to many on here.

So, for some, Obama's religious views shouldn't be questioned but Bachmann's should?

 

Considering the source, it should come as no surprise...

Good luck trying to tell that to many on here.

I'm sure you're right. Marriage is ordained by God and designed to work in harmony. Nothing in the scripture above is outside that boundary. Like most scripture, taken and applied out of context in many situations.