In 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul writes, “...I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”
God says life works best with Christ in authority over man, a husband in authority over his wife (cf. Ephesians 5:22) and Him in authority over Christ. This is the divine order.
If you're from New England (Massachusetts in particular) you're familiar with these crazy things called "rotaries". If you're not from New England, a rotary is an intersection of roads coming together from several directions. It allows you to continue through without stopping at a stop sign or a traffic signal. When coming onto the rotary you must yield to those already in the rotary. These are the rules of the road. This is how those in authority set things up and how traffic works best. When people follow the rules of the road there is harmony. You not only get to your destination, but arrive there safely. But when you break the rules of road and approach the rotary however you want instead of how you ought to, you become a danger to yourself and others.
God says life works best with Christ in authority over man, a husband in authority over his wife (cf. Ephesians 5:22) and Him in authority over Christ. This is the divine order.
If you're from New England (Massachusetts in particular) you're familiar with these crazy things called "rotaries". If you're not from New England, a rotary is an intersection of roads coming together from several directions. It allows you to continue through without stopping at a stop sign or a traffic signal. When coming onto the rotary you must yield to those already in the rotary. These are the rules of the road. This is how those in authority set things up and how traffic works best. When people follow the rules of the road there is harmony. You not only get to your destination, but arrive there safely. But when you break the rules of road and approach the rotary however you want instead of how you ought to, you become a danger to yourself and others.
In the same way, when we embrace God's divine order, even if we don't fully understand it, there is harmony and peace in the home, in the church and in the world. But when we rebel against God's authority and approach life however we want instead of how God says is best, we invite trouble into our lives. I realize how unpopular it is in today's culture to talk about a husband being in authority over his wife. But it's no coincidence that the further our culture has moved away from God's divine order, the higher the divorce rate has risen. And as we continue moving away from God's divine order it will continue to rise.
Would you like your marriage to last? Would like to live in harmony and peace and avoid needless conflict and pain? Those who have the best possible chance of doing so are those who embrace, not resist, God's divine order.
Would you like your marriage to last? Would like to live in harmony and peace and avoid needless conflict and pain? Those who have the best possible chance of doing so are those who embrace, not resist, God's divine order.
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