“The apostle sums it all up in verse 33,
“Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as
himself, and the wife see that she reverence her husband.” As long as they both
do that, there is no risk of dispute about “rights” or about “my position” or
“my status.” Here is a man given headship—yes—but because he loves his wife as himself,
he never abuses his position. And here is a woman submitting herself to this
great and glorious ideal. She need never be afraid that she will be taken
advantage of or that she will be trodden upon. Husband and wife are both dealt
with, and the balance is perfect and entire…This is how a Christian man and a
Christian woman become married and become this new unit—and I would repeat
again that there is no more wonderful way of testifying to the difference it
makes to be a Christian than just this.”
-David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Welsh Minister 1899-1981
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