Comments on: Pondering A Portrait of Marriage

By: Mommy Reg

Mommy Reg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:48:55 +0000

What you write, I am witnessing right now in some marriages of people who are in my life. Not me and my hubby but some others. It is a hard thing to watch and makes me so sad. Mommy Reg’s last blog post..Walking with Daddy

By: Ruby

Ruby — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:03:31 +0000

Ouch.... I reckon this observation is sad but true.Feminism is indeed an anti christian life style for a woman but when misogynism rears it's head, it is ugly. The distorted "patriach" whose headship is without love and self sacrifice (as Christ for his church), and claims some sort of biblical backup, using it to totally squash and demoralize his bride. The beautiful picture of Christ and his Bride, the perfect union of love and submission...... so hard for us to replicate because we are weak and sinful, but none the less, our failure to do so reflects poorly on our profession.For those in the pew but especially those in the pulpit as Kris has experienced. This is a really challenging subject. I look forward to you posting further on it. Ruby’s last blog post..Pondering the Essentials

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:51:09 +0000

I have actually been in the church populace of a pulpit minister whose treatment of his wife negated the testimony he gave of Christ's love for the church. It's not pretty. Of course, those who teach *SHOULD* be held to a higher standard--their overall lives shoud not only echo but compliment the messages they bring to their pupils. Teachers/ministers aside, though, you're right--our society does have a bit of a double-standard about Christ's love for the church and the roles within marriage. Possibly backlash from the feminist movement, maybe, that left many men a bit emasculated and afraid to lead? The ripples from that mess are far more prevalent and powerful than we care to admit, I'm afraid. "Modern" men and women have a very skewed view of marraige, and it affects families and the church as a whole in dangerous ways--certainly not the least of which being that it distorts and waters down the image of Christ's love and care of His church! Kris’s last blog post..Got something on your mind?