405. We do not say, therefore, that women are not to be humble and meek; they must be, to please God. We have shown, however, that meekness is not weakness, nor humility servility. Both meekness and humility supersede man’s government with God’s. And woman must do this to enter into the kingdom of God. It is under God’s rule alone that these virtues grow; outside of God’s exclusive government they are not found. Their very source of existence is in entire dependence upon GOD ALONE, and that necessitates entire independence of other control.
406. We owe duties to each other, and women owe certain duties to their husbands; we are perfectly clear on that point. We are not to avenge ourselves, as God’s children, when oppressed or defrauded; Christ did not. The wife must be Christ-like when wronged by her husband. God has commanded this non-resistance, and women must practice it, even if some men do but preach it to women for self-interested reasons.
While the clip in the title sounds appealing, independence of “other control” has proved VERY difficult (maybe impossible?) for me. I see the truth in paragraph 406. I dislike the term “non-resistance” however as I have concluded that a season of contention may be God’s tool for necessary pruning of a lifeless marriage in order to bring about fresh growth and vibrance.
See What if being a SUBMISSIVE wife requires being a CONTENTIOUS wife?
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