Comments on: Godly Wife: How Does Your Husband Grow? http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leigh Ann http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-32254 Leigh Ann Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:38:45 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/#comment-32254 It's so easy to fall into the trap of "he's the spiritual leader, so he should have it all together and be the encourager for me". Which if you look at it is the height of selfishness. I have been thinking about this in line with Col. 3. The first part of the chapter is talking about the unity and love that we have in the body and how we live as renewed people. Then it flows right into "Wives, be subject." I always took it as a stopping of one idea and the starting of another, but it flows so beautifully. Only if we are living as redeemed people realizing that we are all equal at the foot of the cross and treating one another as we should as co-heir of glory can we rightfully carry out all those admonitions at the end of the chapter. So this would include what you are talking about, lovingly pointing one another to Christ and growing in Him. No matter if you are the husband or the wife. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of “he’s the spiritual leader, so he should have it all together and be the encourager for me”. Which if you look at it is the height of selfishness. I have been thinking about this in line with Col. 3. The first part of the chapter is talking about the unity and love that we have in the body and how we live as renewed people. Then it flows right into “Wives, be subject.” I always took it as a stopping of one idea and the starting of another, but it flows so beautifully. Only if we are living as redeemed people realizing that we are all equal at the foot of the cross and treating one another as we should as co-heir of glory can we rightfully carry out all those admonitions at the end of the chapter. So this would include what you are talking about, lovingly pointing one another to Christ and growing in Him. No matter if you are the husband or the wife.

]]> By: Mary http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-31793 Mary Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:00:47 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/#comment-31793 As to your last paragraph, when we do this, we're usually up all night talking! Does that mean we don't do it often enough? ;O) Thanks again for getting this series out to us! As to your last paragraph, when we do this, we’re usually up all night talking! Does that mean we don’t do it often enough? ;O)

Thanks again for getting this series out to us!

]]> By: ann_in_grace http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-31375 ann_in_grace Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:46:33 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/23/godly-wife-how-does-your-husband-grow/#comment-31375 What can I say to such a deep and wise text? Amen! What can I say to such a deep and wise text?
Amen!

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