COMPELLING MARRIAGES

"In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands.  Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives.  Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.  You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.  For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered."  1 Peter 3:1-7 (NLT)

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”  Genesis 2:18 (NLT)

"I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.  And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.”  John 12:49-50 (NLT)

ROLES ARE NOT A VALUE STATEMENT BUT A PURPOSE STATEMENT

 

“She served her husband as her master, and did all she could to win him for You, speaking to him of You by her conduct, by which You made her beautiful… Finally, when her husband was at the end of his earthly span, she gained him for You.”  St. Augustine – CONFESSIONS