Craig

Hi Dave,
You said

Craig, it was in your ponderings at the bottom of 189, “Would it without doubt mean that husbands are in authority over their wives, just as Christ is over the church?”.

Just to clarify. That bit was not actually my ponderings. I was rather hoping that if I said this to a comp it would make him ponder. They believe that husbands are in authority over their wives, just as they believe Christ is in authority over the church. I was hoping that when I write this to a comp it would make him question whether this is really what Paul is saying. I don’t think it is what Paul is saying. I don’t think the issue of Christ’s authority over the church is on the agenda in Eph 5. We have to look at the rest of the bible on that one. What about the letters to the churches in Rev 1-3. Do you think they indicate the authority of Christ over the church?
Sorry if I wasn’t clear with #189.