To work or not to work?

[Alenci]

Men, do you want your wife to work?

 

[Crusading_Ostrich]

If she wants to, I am all for it.

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

well, ONE of us will have too and it ain't gonna be me...

 

[intricatic]

well, ONE of us will have too and it ain't gonna be me...

Haha...

Nope, at least not if it includes making more money than me.

 

[Peacemonger]

Both of us will have careers and ambitions. Both of us will make family life a priority as well, even if it means cutting back and taking turns for a few years until they reach school age. I want to be responsible (along with wifey) for raising our children -- no babysitters I hope!

 

[JPPT1974]

It all depends on if she wants to work or not!
That is all up to her.
She should make that decision
Not someone for her.

 

[Idahofroggie]

Personally, all I want to do is to be able to stay home with my kids. That would be a prerequisit for me.

 

[smile]

I wasn't aware it was the husband's choice in what the wife wishes to do with her time and energy.

 

[Peacemonger]

I wasn't aware it was the husband's choice in what the wife wishes to do with her time and energy.

It's not. I voted with the understanding that we're kind of predicting what kind of woman we want to marry in the future. I didn't read it like "OK man club meeting now commenced! First order of business: wife-control. All in favor? Aye. *grunts, pounds fist*"

 

[KomissarSteve]

I absolutely wouldn't mind her working; I wouldn't want to deprive her of the potential satisfaction of having a career.

 

[Sketcher]

It would depend on the nature of the work, and how often she works. Do I want some driven, on-the-go career woman? No. She's got to be feminine and take the role the New Testament says she has. Can she work while doing that? Yes, but in moderation.

 

[KomissarSteve]

What role does the New Testament say she has?

 

[Gardener101]

Both of us will have careers and ambitions. Both of us will make family life a priority as well, even if it means cutting back and taking turns for a few years until they reach school age. I want to be responsible (along with wifey) for raising our children -- no babysitters I hope!

We should elope.

 

[Sketcher]

What role does the New Testament say she has?

Submit to her husband, care for her children, disciple other women, serve in the church.

 

[Gardener101]

I wasn't aware it was the husband's choice in what the wife wishes to do with her time and energy.

Let me guess....feminist?

LOL. Kidding

 

[KomissarSteve]

Submit to her husband, care for her children, disciple other women, serve in the church.

Not in my interpretation, it doesn't. The New Testament's role for women who lived in the Eastern Roman Empire in the 1st century AD is what you described, but that model doesn't roll over into this century.

Kids should have responsible parents who are there for them, and one stay-at-home parent would be ideal, but I see no reason to believe that God necessitates that it be the wife.

 

[Tenorvoice]

the way that I would answer this poll was not a choice, so here is my answer on this from a post in the young adults forum....

For a woman when she is married and has a family her life now consists of what you could refer to as three ring circus now. She has her home, her family (aka, husband and kids), and she has a job.

Now if one of there three areas starts to fail in her performance in any way shape or form then the first one that needs to be droped is the job, her calling first and formost is to be a mother, and wife.

John MacArthur sermon of the role of a wife, can she work outside of the home.

Also more sermons of John MacArthur's if you scroll down you will find about 12 different sermons of his on the roles of Women. You can either ask for the tapes, or take the time to read them.....(I would get the tapes, he can be pretty longwinded )

 

[overit]

I wasn't aware it was the husband's choice in what the wife wishes to do with her time and energy.

Smile, agree...word word.

I don't get these threads at all, sorry, especially when started by a woman, they NEVER end good.

Maybe I should start an equally restricting poll of how women should decide what their men do

Signed, a feminists! GASP

 

[Peacemonger]

We should elope.

Sure. But just a heads up, I'm only using you for your tasty cookies.

 

[BoarderDave]

Yep.. No free rides.

Kidding..

But I'm sure the type of girl I find, will be the type that gets bored sittin at home, so Im sure she'll WANT a job.