I was watching a show called Wretched last night. Let me just say first that Wretched is a really awesome show, and if you get FamilyNet (I get it on AT&T U-Verse), you need to watch this show. If not, go to www.wretched.tv and see how great it is.
Anyway, the host, Todd Friel, was talking about "male headship" last night. How many of you that are married and Christian have the arrangement in your home where it is no question that the husband/father is the head of the house?
How many men on here are taking that responsibility and how many women are joyfully allowing them to? If I look at my home life honestly, there are alot of ways where i "abdicate" my authority to my wife, when I should be DELEGATING it. I think there is a difference between abdication and delegation. And I think many men are guilty of abdicating.
But guess what? When a man abdicates HIS authority to his wife, he is really abdicating GOD'S authority over the whole family. It's just like the military. There has to be a chain of command in the home for it to have order and be a place where Christ is honored, and that chain is God>husband>wife>kids. And it all starts with the Gospel and continues with staying in God's word, where a man disciples his wife, and they in turn disciple their children. That is the only family formula that is pleasing to God.
Any thoughts?
Anyway, the host, Todd Friel, was talking about "male headship" last night. How many of you that are married and Christian have the arrangement in your home where it is no question that the husband/father is the head of the house?
How many men on here are taking that responsibility and how many women are joyfully allowing them to? If I look at my home life honestly, there are alot of ways where i "abdicate" my authority to my wife, when I should be DELEGATING it. I think there is a difference between abdication and delegation. And I think many men are guilty of abdicating.
But guess what? When a man abdicates HIS authority to his wife, he is really abdicating GOD'S authority over the whole family. It's just like the military. There has to be a chain of command in the home for it to have order and be a place where Christ is honored, and that chain is God>husband>wife>kids. And it all starts with the Gospel and continues with staying in God's word, where a man disciples his wife, and they in turn disciple their children. That is the only family formula that is pleasing to God.
Any thoughts?