quote:Originally posted by beternU:
It is Carter's choice if he wishes to abandon the clearly scriptural principle that the man is the head of the woman as God is the Head of Christ. God--Christ--Husband---Wife; THAT is the scriptural order of things. It is very clear from scripture:
"1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God."
Above is from 1 Corinthians 11.
See also the passage below, which is crystal clear. If you purport to believe and follow the New Testament, follow this sound doctrine. If not, then be like the steadily-liberalizing J. Carter and deliver your little news release to the world on your rejection of the Word, then explain it to God later on. From Ephesians 5:
22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
What Jimmy seems not to get--and what a lot of YOU are missing, is the part about the husband deeply loving his wife and seeking only good for her. THAT is the New Testament model. In the home, the Biblical arrangement places the husband in the position of headship. That does not by any means give him the latitude to be tyrannical and domineering. If he indeed loves his wife as Christ loved the church, he will be willing to nurture, protect, and provide for her. But--like it or not--God made the man (husband) the head of the house. Dispute that if you will, and then advise us how much else of the clear teaching of scripture you will reject in deference to perturbations of modern culture and philosophy. Take the Bible or take Oprah and Dr. Phil; it's your call.
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