Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

Hello this is 2008. That is complete BS.

It also says in the bible that God gave us the freedom of choice. If you want to take the bible literally, there is a verse in Leviticus that says we can have slaves from neighboring countries. Maybe I should go over to the good old USA and get me a few. I have a garden to put in and a lawn to mow. Another says if your neighbor is commiting adultery you should kill him. I'm not about to knock on my neighbors door, he's 6'-4" and 240 pounds, with a shotgun because he's visiting the widow down the road. Somewhere in the translation over time, things just got distorted and the meanings changed. The bible was written by man, not by God. And before you jump all over me, I do believe in God, I just don't believe in organized religion, it too is man made. You can put 10 people in a room with one bible verse and they will all come up with a different meaning. By all means submit to your husband but do it on your own terms. Do it out of love and respect. Above all do it because you want to.

WHOA.. Submission is NOT a "natural response" as far as I'm concerned....Maybe decades ago that was the way but in todays world its NOT the norm as far as I'm concerned. So to answer your question, "Does a wife have to submit to her husband?" the answer from me is a loud and strong NO

If these couples are on the same page then the submission goes on and it's not in the sense of bowing down to the other person. It should be an understanding the man is in charge of certain things ans has authority in the eyes of God.

What planet are you on? 'Submit' to your husband if you want to, but do it in your own time. It riles me when people use their warped interpretations of the Bible (and other books for that matter) to defend their narrowmindedness and 'isms'. God gave you commonsense, too. Please use it with that rib of yours.

I think in a lovong relationship between husband and wife the man and woman should submit to each other not just one sided. After all they love each other equally.....x

whatever may be, i think its not the era to submit for women to the men. why they should do so? just to be at the bottom? i thnk they should agree to what is correct. not just submit.

The wife is to submit with his husband in everything that is right and lawful. The woman is made of a rib out of the side of adam; not made out head to rule over him,nor feet to trampled upon by him but out of side to be equal with him. so which is it.. she is to submit to him, or be his equal? she cant do both. yer discussion contradicts itself as much as the book yer quoting from. if you use christ as a reason and justfication for yer own husband treting you like trashbecause this is what god wanted.. i feel extremely sorry for you. my condolences on yer ignorance.

In these times it is not common and it also seems that it would be woman submitting to men. Well actually in all literally speak it is. I think that a woman should submit to a man but remain equal as a man will respect his wife if the wife does what is respectful to him and for him. I'm not sure if this all makes sense to you or not, but this is my honest opinion. I love my fiance and submit to him in ways and stand by him. His decision is what I base mine own on, and I respect his authority in manners that are not relevant to my answering.

Yes, the man is the head of the household the priest of the household, if you will. He is the covering for the family. It is a wife's place to submit to her husband - not in a way that she is subordinate, but she is made to be his help. It is a partnership and in other marital matters, the wife is suppose to submit her body to her husband and the husband to his wife. There should always be respect within the marriage and equality where the man should never take advantage of his role and count his wife out - no, he should respect his wife and love her as Christ loves the church. They should consult with one another, but ultimately the man should make the final decision. A good marriage will work this way - respect, love, honor where honor is due, and the man treating his wife as the gift that God gave him, while the wife respects her husband and cares and submits to him. People need to definately read their Word and know their roles though. Otherwise division can come in.

I do think that if a man really does submit himself totally to Christ and if that man would lay down his life for Him, then it's easier to consider submitting as a wife. The best marriage I ever saw was a pastor and his wife. They followed this. They also explained that it didn't mean that she didn't have any say so in anything. Far from it. Rather, when they disagreed about anything, they quietly discussed it. They wrote our the pros and cons. They prayed about it. Usually they could come to a compromise or one could be swayed. But if they never did agree, the husband went with his way and his wife followed his lead. If the decision turned out to be a bad one, the man took full responsibility. If it was a good one, they both took credit. :-) I think if you look at the Proverbs 31 woman - a woman we should all want to be - you'll find that she was strong and wise about the household finances, about raising children, etc. There's a big difference between submitting and being totally submissive.

I think that there is a simple answer men submit to their wives by going to work and providing for their families. Wives submit to their husbands by taking care of the home and the children. There is no way that I would ever be fully submissive to my husband and I wouldn't ask him to be submissive to me.

Women do not have to submit to anyone! That went out with the days of suffrage. Yes, out of his side to be EQUAL to him. If people are really into their religion that deep that they believe a woman has to submit to a man then do they also drag them around by the hair and beat them into submittion? One step away in my book.

I would like to clarify things here... I think there is a misconception with the concept submission and slavery or that being under the rule of man. Men and women alike are created equal in God's site, nevertheless God did gave us different roles - there is the difference on that. Submission as I see it, people think that being subject to ones husband would mean that you (wife) haven't any rational ability, unintelligent, not capable ? and thus you are seen as someone like a slave, that was a wrong conception in the first place. When you love each other you will show respect or reverence with each other, to submit to your OWN husbands only mean that you show your love to him. It is not a one sided domineering type of a kind, it only shows how you give honor to your man, this is why the BIBLE meant, as Christ love his church and that His church would respond to Him in same manner illustrated to a husband and wife relationship.

It depends on what you call submitting. Women are still supposed to have a mind of their own and they should not be dominated, like dog or a cat. The wisdom of the husband should be depended upon to let her be independant. Also, the key here is that the husband has to be obeying the Lord and submitting to the Lord's will. If he is not, the wife owes him nothing.

I think that if one wants to "submit to her husband" it should be done when both want to, not because he is a man. In this age and time, we both should do what is right, not just because he is the man. I believe that it should be a 50/50 on everything.

Thats what the bible says, so thats what I believe. The man is to be the head of the household as well as the spiritual leader in the home. Its his job to lead his family the way the Lord wants him to. In my home, my husband makes the final decisions, but I do have my input, and I tell him what I think, both of our ideas are equally important. We are both equal to each other, I think thats the way the Lord intended it to be, why would he say it, if he didn't mean it? I know it sounds old fashioned, but thats the way it is here, I have no problem with it. I don't want to be the boss. My husband says if I want to be the boss, then he'll stay home and let me go to work...lol. I know alot of people will probably disagree with me, but we're all entitled to our own opinions....

"Submission is natural response to a loving leadership"??? Oh My God where do you come from that you feel this way?!? I have to tell you that you are sooo wrong in thinking submission is a natural response to a loving "leadership." Instead it is if you are in a loving "relationship" no one is subservient to the other. But yes, we are subservient to God and only God. Not our husbands or wives.

Much as I am told to do so,I find it pretty difficult at times.....more so when u kno you're right and your spouse is wrong...and there can be different points of view to a single aspect...so its not entirely right to say that a wife has to submit to her husband just bcos of pure male chauvnism....atleast not always...its not about ruling you're man..but being practical...and fair...

Good question but i don't know the answer. maybe i think she must do agree with her husband!!!