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So Mark, NN, since Christ can physically discipline those He “loves”, and the husband/wife relationship is identical in every way to the Christ/Church relationship in your view, is it ok for husbands to spank and otherwise physically discipline thier wives if, in the husband’s (Christ perfected) view, she is being sinful?

That is quite a thought! It is completely against the idea of sacrificial love, yet when one usurps God’s authority and claims it for their own “right”, then who could stop such a one from physical or emotional abuse when they are the highest authority in their home? And in many lands pagan husbands have already claimed this right and been responsible for the death of their wives. They don’t see anything wrong with having full authority of life or death for another mature human being.