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On page 500, of Recovering B. M and W. Grudem writes that Eph. 5:21 should be paraphrased, “those who are under authority should be subject to others among you who have authority over them.”

In Pastoral Leadership for Manhood and Womanhood, Grudem writes, page 205,

“Marriage is intended to be a reflection of the divine order in that submission by the wife in marraige reflects the submission of the church to Christ. Hlep her to see that in neither case is the submission mutual. Christ does not submit to the church, but vice versa, and likewise the husband does not submit to the wife. These roles are not open to redefinition, reinterpretation, or adjustment. Any change represents a deviation from the divine purpose, rendering a marriage no longer a reflection of the relationship between Christ and hte church.”