gengwall

Lydia @ 190 – exactly my experience. I have asked literally hundreds of men on forums, in bible studies, in my family, and even in church leadership, what the “playbook” is for “head of the house” or “spiritual leader”. I get nothing but vague generalities like “well, the husband should make the decisions” or “the husband should lead in spiritual matters”. But nowhere can they point me to scripture that outlines this concept, nor can they demonstrate in their own lives this concept being lived out consistently.

We also shouldn’t lose sight of pinklight’s comment @ 168. Ephesians 5 uses a head/body metaphor exclusively within the relationship between husband and wife. How we deal with our “household” is not addressed in the passage. Moreover, the concept of “kephale (head) of the household” is entirely foreign to the ancient Greek language. So, to assert that Eph 5 proves a position or role that isn’t in view and the original language doesn’t even recognize is really a stretch.