Man in the Mirror
Bible Study

Series: The Husband in the Mirror

The Bible on Submission and Respect

Ephesians 5:21-24, 1 Peter 3:1-2,7

Questions

1. Have you ever been on a team or committee where two people were trying to run the show? What happened? What do we call it when that happens?

2. What does the Bible say is the role of a wife in marriage according to Ephesians 5:22-24, 1 Peter 1:1-2, 1 Corinthians 11:3, and 1 Timothy 2:11? Is there any doubt or ambiguity about what the Bible says is the role of a wife?

3. Our culture also seeks to define the role of wives. What is right and what is wrong with the way our culture currently defines the roles of women and wives?

4. If I ask, How can I get my wife to submit to my headship? I am asking the wrong question. The right question is, How can I be the kind of husband my wife will want to love, submit to, and respect? As a husband or future husband, what is one thing you do, or want to do, to be the kind of husband you wife can love, submit to, and respect?