gengwall

Just a little more along the same reasoning because of what Sue posted. Grudem claims:

“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 the church”

And so, if we carry through with this logic, the church does not agapeo love Christ. After all, if we are talking unilateral roles, then love is one directional just as submission is, right? I mean Grudem agrees that the teaching carries all the way through to vs. 32 and therefore the instructions for husbands (i.e. Christ) only go one way. Women, you are freed from having to express unconditional love toward your husbands. I bet that is a relief, huh.

Sorry for being redundant but the blindness of Grudem to the absurdity of his own argument just astounds me and I can’t help but repeatedly point it out.