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Brothers in Christ,
As Christian men, we constantly walk a fine line in this secular society between maintaining order with the woman in our Christian home, and incarceration as a result of domestic “violence”. Here in the US, most states have passed inane laws that require the aggressor in a domestic violence “incident” to be arrested and jailed without question.
However, missing in the legal code is the explanation that in the Christian home, the aggressor is also the instigator. We know that discipline in the Christian home is only required when the sassmouth woman instigates it.
In most civil issues, we are commanded to obey secular law as Paul tells us:
Romans 13:1-2 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
1 Peter 2:13-14 “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”
But let’s take a closer look at Scripture in our defense as men of God:
1 Corinthians 11:3 “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”
God, Jesus AND Paul are all in agreement that the man has absolute rule over the simple woman. And in Romans 13 above, we see that every soul must be “subject unto the higher powers”. This is as clear as it can be. The lowly woman is subject to the True Christian™ man, we are subject to Christ and Christ is subject to God! Praise Jesus for such a simple plan for order in life!
So can we ever justify physical discipline for the wife? Yes, we can. We serve Jesus Christ and were made in His image. He took action when it was called for and so can we:
Matthew 10:34 “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword”
Matthew 21:12 “And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,”
Luke 19:27 “But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”
This doesn’t mean Jesus had a temper. He was simply serving His Father, we must serve Christ, and the woman MUST serve us.
Nevertheless, few police officers will take the time to study His Word and truly understand God’s law. It’s all too easy in this day and age to get handcuffed, read your rights and stuffed in the back of a police car for no reason at all.
I will share a few tips that have kept me out of jail every time my sobbing wife dialed 911:
1.) Make friends with the neighbors. Whatever it takes. In any neighborhood, there are always the nosy busybodies that look for excitement beyond their living rooms. These are the type that will tromp outside to meet the police, even with sponge rollers in their thinning hair. Compliment them often, offer to make a dump run when the debris in their yard is substantial, whatever. You NEED them on your side!
2.) Make friends with the police. I cannot overstate the importance of having connections within the PD, especially with detectives. I try to rise early each day and jog to the donut shop at 5 AM with a D.A.R.E. T-shirt on. I give generously to ALL the local Police Benevolent Leagues. Think up cop jokes that make them laugh, but never insult them. Tell them your son is studying Criminal Justice at the community college and wants to be just like them.
3.)Try to avoid physical discipline for the wife when at all possible. There are so many ways to punish the woman without your fist. And likely more painful in her simple mind. No phone, no bingo games, no access to the bathroom, etc. Here’s a great example: My wife opened her pie hole last night asking how much I lost at the Poker For Christ tournament. I gave her a smile and asked if she wanted the belt across her face or her Internets privileges suspended? I didn’t need the belt…
4.) If it gets physical and she has bruises, or there is any indication of trauma, be smart and think quick before the police and EMTs get there. There are many reasons she could have such symptoms. You bought her a new wash board and wringer and she didn’t know how to use? She thought the new CuisineArt was supposed to be cleaned with the blades spinning? She wanted to see how the pitching machine worked at your son’s Babe Ruth baseball game. You get my point?
5.)Place your Buck knife in her handbag and tell the cops that she pulled a knife on you first. It's your home after all...
In Christ!
As Christian men, we constantly walk a fine line in this secular society between maintaining order with the woman in our Christian home, and incarceration as a result of domestic “violence”. Here in the US, most states have passed inane laws that require the aggressor in a domestic violence “incident” to be arrested and jailed without question.
However, missing in the legal code is the explanation that in the Christian home, the aggressor is also the instigator. We know that discipline in the Christian home is only required when the sassmouth woman instigates it.
In most civil issues, we are commanded to obey secular law as Paul tells us:
Romans 13:1-2 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
1 Peter 2:13-14 “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”
But let’s take a closer look at Scripture in our defense as men of God:
1 Corinthians 11:3 “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”
God, Jesus AND Paul are all in agreement that the man has absolute rule over the simple woman. And in Romans 13 above, we see that every soul must be “subject unto the higher powers”. This is as clear as it can be. The lowly woman is subject to the True Christian™ man, we are subject to Christ and Christ is subject to God! Praise Jesus for such a simple plan for order in life!
So can we ever justify physical discipline for the wife? Yes, we can. We serve Jesus Christ and were made in His image. He took action when it was called for and so can we:
Matthew 10:34 “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword”
Matthew 21:12 “And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,”
Luke 19:27 “But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”
This doesn’t mean Jesus had a temper. He was simply serving His Father, we must serve Christ, and the woman MUST serve us.
Nevertheless, few police officers will take the time to study His Word and truly understand God’s law. It’s all too easy in this day and age to get handcuffed, read your rights and stuffed in the back of a police car for no reason at all.
I will share a few tips that have kept me out of jail every time my sobbing wife dialed 911:
1.) Make friends with the neighbors. Whatever it takes. In any neighborhood, there are always the nosy busybodies that look for excitement beyond their living rooms. These are the type that will tromp outside to meet the police, even with sponge rollers in their thinning hair. Compliment them often, offer to make a dump run when the debris in their yard is substantial, whatever. You NEED them on your side!
2.) Make friends with the police. I cannot overstate the importance of having connections within the PD, especially with detectives. I try to rise early each day and jog to the donut shop at 5 AM with a D.A.R.E. T-shirt on. I give generously to ALL the local Police Benevolent Leagues. Think up cop jokes that make them laugh, but never insult them. Tell them your son is studying Criminal Justice at the community college and wants to be just like them.
3.)Try to avoid physical discipline for the wife when at all possible. There are so many ways to punish the woman without your fist. And likely more painful in her simple mind. No phone, no bingo games, no access to the bathroom, etc. Here’s a great example: My wife opened her pie hole last night asking how much I lost at the Poker For Christ tournament. I gave her a smile and asked if she wanted the belt across her face or her Internets privileges suspended? I didn’t need the belt…
4.) If it gets physical and she has bruises, or there is any indication of trauma, be smart and think quick before the police and EMTs get there. There are many reasons she could have such symptoms. You bought her a new wash board and wringer and she didn’t know how to use? She thought the new CuisineArt was supposed to be cleaned with the blades spinning? She wanted to see how the pitching machine worked at your son’s Babe Ruth baseball game. You get my point?
5.)Place your Buck knife in her handbag and tell the cops that she pulled a knife on you first. It's your home after all...
In Christ!
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
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