Hannah Thomas

”’I think “Christ has ALL the authority…” is on the right track. The key then is to get them to understand that in this respect, Christ can not be compared to any man, be it a husband or a church leader or the pope or anyone. This “realm” if you will, of Christ’s authority, lies outside teh human realms in which Jesus models husband/head. Does that make sense?”’

That makes good sense to me gengwall. We can’t compare ourselves as humans to the son of God. Everyone should strive to be more like him, but to say we can take the authority he has and Lord it over others at the same time? I don’t know about you all, but I see Christ earning that position in the eyes of those that followed him on earth and saw his miracles and were blessed with his words and presence. He showed them WHY we should be believe, and left us with a yearn for more. He spoke about faith, obedience, and his Father in Heaven. He then left us with a choice to accept him or not. (I realize my visual is simplistic) The two types of authority they speak about are not comparable at all. Jesus has loads of extras on his side (lol) that they will never have, and the leaders of the church, home, etc have fallen on their face to many times without the humble nature that Christ had. We are human afterall right? To me that is huge ingredient they seem to overlook – well one ingredient.

Jesus won people over and earned their respect, honor, faith, etc. He stated he did these things for his Father, and not because he was born male. It seems due to their gender they expect it, and let you know GOD told them they could. Not the same nature to me!

Why they don’t see the difference? I have no clue. True leaders in the christian home doesn’t need to proclaim all they proclaim. They don’t due to the humble nature that they learned from their example in Christ our Lord. Why they miss that connection is beyond me. Why they cant see why others would claim they are attempting to grab power instead of earning the honor, respect, and faith in them as a good man is beyond me.

One aspect you WORK towards, and the other? WELL – not so much!