![People who want feminism in the Church are unwilling to admit that they’re just following their own desires, rather than following God. That’s why they have to give you oddball readings of Scripture, and understand it in ways no ordinary person would ever read a text. <br />Here I want to go over the common meanings of submit in Greek [hypotasso] in the New Testament, just to show that it means what the ordinary reader thinks it means. I also look at obey [hypakouo] which appears in 1 Peter 3, when -- Sarah “obeyed” Abraham -- is a model for the Christian wife. Almost every translation will use the word obey, as that is what it ordinarily means. <br /><br />You can find this essay on my reform and holiness website https://www.holinessofthebride.com at the bottom of the Headship and Submission page. <br /><br />You can read the text of this essay right here: https://www.holinessofthebride.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Male-Headship-Responses-Greek-Word-Use.pdf<br /><br />You can learn about my upcoming book on marriage right here: https://www.holinessofthebride.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Book-Portions-for-Webpage.pdf <br /><br />To support our work towards holiness and reform in the Body of Messiah and in the greater community you can go here: https://www.holinessofthebride.com/donate-2<br /><br />I’d be happy to hear from you at: kodeshkallah@yahoo.com <br /><br />Peace and blessings to you all.<br />](https://content.swncdn.com/godtube/2018/06/30/549930/549930010_tn.jpg)
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Journal during the time when you do your daily Bible study.