Cheryl

Charis,

You said:

What if the reason God says it is not because a woman/wife is inferior, deceived, can’t teach, or doesn’t see something in her husband’s character that needs fixing? Perhaps it is for her own protection. Because a husband will simply not listen nor hear a wife who is finger wagging didactic nor attempting to forcefully exercise authority over him. It is counterproductive for a wife to deal with a husband in a manner which comes across as “parental”. It won’t “fix him”. To the contrary; he will- at least- dig in his heels if he doesn’t get downright abusive. God knows that!

While I fully agree with you about a wife trying to control a husband, I don’t think this passage is referring to all wives or all husbands. First of all I don’t think a husband should do the above either. When my husband is gentle with me and reasons with me, it is easier for me to take his side. When he is harsh, he may get his way because I am by nature a submissive person, but his harshness will make my heart hard. No one has been given an authority over another person’s will. That is the reason that husbands are not told to take authority over their wives. No husband is allowed to do that. Well, more about that when we get to the marriage posts concerning women in ministry.

Now to your next comment….