What does Ephesians chapter 5 verse 23 mean?

Hello.

Ephesians 5: 23 reads. "Because a husband is head of his wife just as the Christ is head of the congregation".

1 Corinthians 11: 3 will give you a better understanding of Eph 5: 23 in these Words. "But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of Christ is God."

These scriptures show that Jehovah is a God of order. A husband is the head of his wife in the sense that he should guide his family and make decisions that will benefit his wife and children.

He should strive to ensure that their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are cared for.

1 Timothy 5: 8 reminds us that if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse that a person without faith".

1 Peter 3: 7 reads. " You husbands, continue dwelling with your wives according to knowledge. Assign them honour as a weaker vassel.

Galathians 5: 25,26 encourage each and everyone to continue walking orderly by God's spirit ( way of thinking ) and to avoid stirring up competition with one another.

"It's good to be alive"! That is the way we all feel when we are happy. But if we are realistic, we know that life is not always that way. There are problems. So if we want to solve problems that come our way, mankind has to accept that they have to do things God's way. Read Jeremiah 10: 23 that reminds us that it does not belong to man/ woman to direct their step.

Is it not plain that we need guidance from a source wiser that man if we hope to find lasting happiness? That was God's purpose right from the beginning. But our progenitors Adam and Eve have decided not to continue to walk according to the One who had given them life. Genesis chapter 3 is mankind's history.

Today families are suffering from their lack of doing things God's way. 1John 5: 19 teaches us that the whold world in lying in the power of the wicked one and Revelation 12: 6 indentifies the wicked one as the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the inhabited earth. However 1 John 5: 20 shows that Jesus came on earth to give us insight ( Intellectual capacity, mental perception ) so we are not left without help on our own. The Bible is a letter from God to beneficial for teaching us and setting matters straight according to 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 .

So to answer your question, a family can be called an institution that needs rules and Ephecians 5: 23 are the rules that were set by God, which is that a husband is the head of his family with rules to benefit his whole family.

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