Submission and the Christian Wife, Part 1

"Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything." --Ephesians 5:22-24

What exactly is submission?

The Greek word translated submit is the word hupotasso which means to " surrender one's rights or will." The idea is of willfully putting others above ourselves.

Putting our husbands above ourselves is a reflection of our obedience to Christ. (We are to submit to him as unto the Lord, v.22) We are a picture of the church and our husbands are a picture of Christ. (We are to submit as the church submits to Christ, v.24) We have the opportunity to show the world a picture of how Christ loves us and how we love him. This is a powerful symbol. A marriage where the husband is being Christ to his wife and the wife is being submissive to her husband is a beautiful and holy thing. But what about when our husbands are NOT being Christ in our family? Are we free to take the reins if he is not capable of leading?


Tune in tomorrow when we look at When Do We Submit...