Written By the Puritan Richard Baxter (1615 – 1691) from his book “The Godly Home.” These are Richard Baxter’s instructions to wives. They are convicting and challenging! Direction 1 : Be especially loving to your husbands. Direction 2: Live in a voluntary subjection and obedience to them. It is God who appointed them your heads. Do not deceive yourselves by giving the bare titles of government to your husbands when you must have your will in all things, for this…
This is from a sermon preached by Gabriel Hughes on biblical womanhood. Now, my friends it may not look like I belong there, but I have actually attended many women’s conferences. My wife has been to several of these women’s conferences, and I can tell you from experience that what we’re reading here in Titus 2 verses 3 through 5 to older women and younger women, this is seldom taught in any of these women’s conferences. They might talk about…
This was written by Stacee Kameya on Facebook in response to the above post. A lot of these women in the comment section don’t seem to understand men. Men are not trying to come home and annoy their wives by throwing their socks on the ground and their clothes. They just worked a long hard day, laboring and using their bodies all day. They’re sweaty, they smell, and they are exhausted. The only thing they’re thinking about is getting out…
Written By Jonathan Hollerman on Twitter What does the Church teach about Womanhood and Marriage? Egalitarian – “Equality” of sexes, marriage is mutual submission, no hierarchy Complementarian – Pietistic headship and submission, rejects male “authority” Biblical Patriarchy – “Father Rule” Historical and biblical view on gender roles Since Christians have increasingly rejected Biblical Patriarchy over the last 100 years and brought secular philosophy of love and marriage into the church, we’ve seen the utter destruction of the Christian family. Just…
Written By Pastor Gabriel Hughes There are times where, as a pastor, I’ve been asked to interview a young man on behalf of a young woman in my congregation. These are among the questions I ask. They are the same questions I’ll ask any young man who wants to date, court, or marry one of my daughters: 1. What is the gospel? Defend the deity of Christ. 2. How often do you study your Bible? Pray? Attend church? 3. What…
This is a comment given by Trey on my post Living Like An Abigail: I hear so many Christian wives these days talking about how bad their husbands are. The problem even seems to exist with Christian husbands who are reading their “Bible steadily, listening to sermons, and praying.” The one actually causing the problem in the marriage never seems to be the wife though. It is always their husband’s fault. And then I hear statements like these, “This is…
Her husband is an angry, bitter, and unkind man. He isn’t a believer. She loves the Lord deeply and wants to live in obedience to Him. She’s worried about her husband’s eternal soul. He doesn’t physically abuse her in any way, is a good provider, and is faithful to her. He’s just incredibly difficult to live with, and she suffers because of it. She read what I wrote about obligatory sex. She knows it’s true and applies to her since…
Women have tried to convince me that “obligation sex” is unbiblical. Posts and articles have been written arguing that it is definitely not biblical. Well, let’s ponder this for a bit. What is the definition of obligation? “An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.” So, naysayers are telling me that wives don’t have a “duty or commitment” to be sexually available for their husbands? What does God have…
Recently, I made a video called Love is Not an Emotion. The following is my favorite comment underneath the video! “Oh wow! I’m not the only one! I also don’t cry over movies or books, and I also didn’t have butterflies when I accepted my husband’s proposal (the second one). Lack of butterflies caused me to panic the first time he proposed, and I needed more time to think things through. I knew I liked him. I knew in terms…
Our culture is highly repulsed by any type of suffering. If you explain to others that you use a rod on your child because you want them to equate sin with pain, they cry abuse. They also cry abuse if a husband isn’t treating his wife exactly like she wants him to treat her, not helping enough with the housework or children, doing things she doesn’t like, doesn’t meet her emotional needs, and definitely doesn’t make her happy. In their…