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JimfromOhio

I am happlily married with 5 kids. I am an accoutant and worked in an accounting field for over 25 years. I like to make a habit of writing down whenever I have deep thoughts about God (so I won't forget). I really into Reformed Theology that is connected to Presbyterian Church in America.

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I enjoy having deep thoughts about God and put down what I actually think about (so I won't forget).

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Men need to Understand about their wives

Men need to understand that biblically that godly woman is a woman of great worth, trustworthy, hardworking, diligent, caring, thoughtful, business wise, disciplined, merciful, creative, lovely and most of all she loves God. Her attitude and actions produce a legacy that is praiseworthy (See Proverbs 31:10-31) and demonstrates a joyful freedom. Men should take anything a woman say into any consideration. The headship-submission relationship is not about inherent superiority and inferiority. Women are frankly wiser, more knowledgeable, more articulate, and more discerning than men. Men are called for understanding, sensitivity, and meeting women's (i.e. mother, wife,daughters) needs.In the New Testament, the apostle Peter strongly exhorts to husbands to honor their wives. (See my favorite verse 1 Peter 3:7). If I do not listen and honor my wife, I have sinned against God and my prayers will not be heard. By using an example from First Peter 3:7, Peter actually suggests that God designed women to be under the protection of a man, benefiting from his strength. And serving women by lending them that strength is one of the main ways we show them a Christlike, sacrificial love.A husband' responsibility is to LEAD spiritually. I still submit to my wife and my wife submits to me. In fact, we mutually agree about everything. The only area my wife allows me to do is make a tough final decision that is best for the family when she cannot decide.