Ephesians 5:22-25 — Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Look, I know it’s controversial. But are you going to take this scripture seriously, or not? This idea of submission just doesn’t sit well with many modern women, and that’s a problem.
This has been on my mind today because of some stories I’ve heard recently.
There’s the young man who had a great job, but moved to another state because his wife wanted them to live near her parents … Now he can’t find a job and they can’t afford anywhere to live.
There’s the couple who moved from one end of the country to another because the wife couldn’t stand the neighbors and the neighborhood … and then they moved back because she was missing her family and friends!
So what do you think? Are we living in a society full of overbearing women … or are we surrounded by men who just won’t step up, men who can’t take responsibility? I don’t think so. At least, I don’t think people now are essentially different from people fifty years ago. Rather, I think the balance of social forces had shifted, and not in a good way.
Time was when the Bible provided the moral and cultural framework. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying that everyone was good, and moral, and well-behaved. I’m not that naive. But if you had asked most people what was right, and what was wrong, the Bible would have informed their answers.
How things have changed!
There has been a determined campaign to drive the Bible out of public life, out of schools, out of every sphere of cultural influence. The church that once was the leader and former of opinion has, all too often, become an impotent witness on the sideline of events.
The family, too, has been under ruthless attack. It is not just the definition of marriage, but roles in the family. The issue of so-called “gay marriage” has often been front and center. Issues of the sanctity of life have rightly raised passions. And yet it might be that these issues pale beside the satanic attack on the family.
The key phrases in that passage from Ephesians are “as Christ is the head of the church” and “as the church is subject unto Christ”. Devaluing the role of the husband and father in the family undermines the understanding of the role of Christ in the church. Devaluing Christ and undermining His authority devalues His sacrifice … devalues the path to salvation.
Time to win back the family. It’s a kingdom building block!