Wives, Submit To Your Husbands Part 1
In today's society, there are times when we think that the bible is archaic in how it tells us about how things should be done. One of those things seems to be directed at women, and I can say that every time it comes up, the tension in the air is so thick, one could cut it with a knife, to use a cliche. It is the verse from Ephesians 5:22 which says, "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." I hit a nerve, didn't I? However, before you start getting upset at me for mentioning the word, "submit", let me explain from the beginning, literally. It all began in Genesis 2:18 when the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him." The word, "help meet" is ezer kenegdo in the original Hebrew. But before I go on to explain what it means in the context of this verse, I will talk about what it does not mean. Helpmeet does not mean "assistant" or "maid
