Men, Are You Submissive?
Submission.
Of all the words in the Bible, this may be one of the least popular. After all, our cultural moment is not one that values a posture of submission to authorities. On the contrary, our world insists we should challenge and critique those over us.
The classic bumper sticker captures it well: “Question Authority.”
And if submission is already an unpopular concept, it only grows more unpopular in verses like Ephesians 5:22: “Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.” Indeed, this passage (and its counterpart in 1 Pet. 3:1) has been ground zero in the submission wars, both in our churches and the broader … Continue reading...
Everybody Submits to Somebody: Viewing the Submission Issue in Its Larger Context
In our culture, “submission” is a four letter word. Few are praised in our modern world for subjecting themselves to those in authority over them. On the contrary, the model laid out for us is that we should always challenge and question those who are over us. After all (we think), we know better than they do. We should be in charge, not them. The classic bumper sticker captures it well: “Question Authority.”
There is perhaps no place where this is seen more vividly than the controversy over Eph 5:22, “Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.” Cultural pundits are quick to label Christians as anti-woman or patriarchal … Continue reading...