This Mystery Is Profound: Ephesians 5:21-33
Theological meditation on Ephesians 5:21-33 - marriage and Christ
This is vivid retellings.
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
The section begins with mutuality. One another. The submission is not one-directional but reciprocal. Out of reverence for Christ—the motive transforms the action.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
The application to wives follows the general principle. Submit to your own husbands—not to all men, but to your own husband. As to the Lord—the submission is ultimately to Christ, mediated through the marriage relationship.
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