“Getting Back to
Basics”
Wives
Genesis 3:16
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly
multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be for
your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”
1 Peter 3:1-4
In the same way, you
wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the
word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your
chaste and respectful behavior. 3 Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the
hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; 4 but let it be the hidden person of
the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is
precious in the sight of God.
God created man to bring Him glory
and as a gift to man, God created woman.
Satan, however, has desired from the beginning, to sever the unification
between husbands and wives and one ideology that was used to disrupt their
union is feminism.
Many women were unable to discern the
hidden trap that feminism was setting for them.
The system of feminism is so strong that even some of the women who
rejected the movement, unknowingly accepted the tenets of feminism. God has placed an innate desire within women
to marry and bear children. Feminism contests
this desire by encouraging independence in women. Unfortunately for some, by the time they
realize that they have been deceived, their window for marriage and conception
has closed.
Women, who have been fortunate enough
to marry, were given a blueprint for obtaining success in their marriages. The Bible has instructed wives to be
submissive to their OWN husbands. It is
their submissiveness that provides the atmosphere for a husband who has veered
away from the right path, to find his way back.
Submission is a benefit to the
subordinate in any relationship. The
responsibility for oversight belongs to the head. Duties can be delegated but the leader is ultimately
obliged to accept blame or for anything that goes wrong. Society has presented such a negative image
of submission that many wives and single women reject the idea of submission. As a result, the number of weddings has
declined to the degree that some wedding boutiques have gone out of
business.
As time progresses, more women are
growing older alone and are becoming responsible for providing the care for
themselves that a husband was previously responsible for providing. The further we stray from abiding by biblical
teaching and instruction; the worse the outcome will be. In order to avoid some of the negative
consequences in life, it is necessary for us to get back to the basics.
