The Transformed Wife

“Wolfinger found a strong correlation among the three cohorts: women who married as virgins had the lowest divorce rates by far. In the 1980s, 11 percent of virgin marriages (on the women’s part) ended in divorce within five years. This decreased to eight percent in the 1990s, and then fell again to six percent in the 2000s. Similarly, women with the second lowest five-year divorce rates are those who had only one partner prior to marriage.” (source) A woman who…

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Recently, Mountain Housewife tweeted this which caused quite a controversy. “Dear married ladies, your approach to sex should be ‘whatever, whenever, and wherever.’ Then watch your marriage and life thrive.” I then responded to her tweet on my timeline: “Do you agree with her? I love her and she gives great marital advice but I would never give this advice since some men enjoy sex that can be harmful (anal sex, for instance). Some young mothers could never fulfill the…

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Many in the churches have watered down a husband’s authority over their wife. It’s too offensive to many, therefore, the solution is to call it complementarianism, have the husband called to “lead and serve” his wife, and do away with Patriarchy altogether. What does God have to say about this? “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and…

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Written By Owen Strachan One of the most disastrous ideas we face is this: love is a feeling. Survey says: nope. You may well feel powerful positive emotions toward your spouse. I hope you do! But love in biblical terms NEVER reduces to feelings. True marital love is a commitment; it’s a covenant borne of the gospel of Christ. Here are some truths about your feelings and your marriage, friend: –You could EASILY feel drawn to folks who aren’t your…

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Written by David J. Stewart Jesus plainly taught that divorce only happens… “because of the hardness of your hearts” (Matthew 19:8). No! Leave if you must, but divorce is wrong. Marriage is a lifetime covenant. I received the following e-mail from a woman who left her husband. In a subsequent e-mail she confirmed that she had divorced him… “I saw your website. I have a question. I am divorced. My husband and I are both saved. I am saved 24…

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Jane Seymour of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman fame was married four times. The first marriage lasted two years. The second lasted a year. She had two children with the third one but that marriage ended also. Her fourth marriage lasted ten years but ended in divorce. “Seymour explained that the process of divorce was painful and depressing for her. She was married to different men who had varying issues, but she never ended the marriage. Her former partners did when…

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Written by Goodness Adeyemi on Facebook Meet Keith and Tameka who recently got married. Tameka is a Neurosurgeon and earns $400,000 per year. Keith is a manager at Finish Line and earns $44,000 per year. After the wedding, Keith moved into her house. She bought him a new Lexus. She paid for their two-week honeymoon to Jamaica. Both of them love one another truly, madly, and deeply. But Tameka’s family keep saying that she’s stupid. What do you think? My…

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Written By KB Davies A woman that does not submit to her husband cannot submit to God. It is absolutely impossible. You see, there is ONLY one way for a married woman to submit to Christ (and to God) – and it is by obeying God THROUGH submission to her husband. Like it or not, this is what the Bible explicitly says. “But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the HEAD OF A…

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