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Genesis 1:24
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind: and it was so."
Only recently the president of the Islamic Sharia Council in Britain, Sheikh Maulana Abu Sayeed said that rape is "impossible" in marriage because "when they got married, the understanding was that sexual intercourse was part of the marriage" and "so long as the woman is his wife, it cannot be termed as rape".
Even Phyllis Schlafly, beloved American, Conservative Christian, has said similarly: "By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape," http://www.sunjournal.com/node/682725
- "The Lord God has wanted three things made right again before the Last Day: the ministry of the Word, government and marriage." (Martin Luther)
Clearly there are different opinions on the subject of wife submission. I can not claim to be more enlightened than Phyllis Shlafly or wait_what here. My personal view is that our marriages are a vital part of our lives. How we conduct ourselves is an example for our children and the people around us. I see my wife as my partner.
Proverbs 18:22 "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD."
Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it;"
Matt 5:17-20 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:..."
Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it;"
When the church has gone astray the Lord has rebuked and disciplined it many times. I love this verse because it proves the point.
We are not saying wives should be wantonly abused. Sometimes, a little tough love is what is needed.
The best way to turn a dishwasher into a snowblower. . . . .
Give her a shovel.
Proverbs 5:19 A husband's commandment! And wives must comply.
19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
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