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1Pet.3:1 In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; 3:2 seeing your pure behavior in fear.

What is subjection? The word is so skewed in today world that most Christian's avoid the word and thought altogether. Here is the problem, the husband is to be under the headship of Christ, Christ is under God's headship, and the woman under the mans headship, but what is headship and subjection?

Ephesians 4:15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ.

Will, once again its no mystery at least for those reading their bibles, and looking at the creation of God, which teaches us the order of things. Never in the history of mankind has there been a greater divorce rate, there are more people living alone than there are married in some countries. So what is the problem? The human body works under the head of the body, its that simple, the head of the body does not abuse itself, nor speak evil of itself, creation should teaches us that much? Is subjection burdensome for those in Christ Jesus as their head, hardly?

1 Corinthians 12:21 The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

Does a hand compete to be the head of the body, does the head thinking its better than the foot on its own body? Once again hardly! Woman have been abused over headship and the subjection taught in Christianity there is no denying it. But let us reason together can there be a Christian's marriage according to God if there is not headship? So who indeed is the wife really subjecting herself to, ultimately? Lets put it another way, can a man be a Christian's without subjecting himself to Christ?

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

Here we have the problem of why life and marriage hardly works in today's world, where most men are actually in subjection to the woman's every wants and needs living in fear of saying no. This is not working and neither is it godly, each of us must stand for truth, rather we are married or not, if that means we be hated then so be it. But on the other hand, let us all examine the truth of our personal conduct in this matter, do we truly love each other as Christ Jesus does us? Do we endure in faith praying when our mate hates us, do we subject ourselves to Christ when trouble occur or do we compete repaying injury for injury? Are we willing to give up some of our rights to maintain our relationship, or do we like the world hate the word headship, and/or subjection finding it not politically correct?

Matt.5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you.

Eph. 5:28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. 5:29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly; 5:30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 5:31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."{Genesis 2:24} 5:32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

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