An
issue all marriages encounter is who is to be submissive to whom and to what
degree. Equality includes equal power, different but equal roles, as well as
opportunities to express the talents and skills each person brings to the
relationship. Ephesians 5:21 offers this advice, "Submit one to another
out of reverence for Christ."
What does the word accountability mean
to you? Everyone has to answer to someone. Even gang members have this
responsibility. Those who refuse face severe consequences. Most human beings
comply with being accountable where assurance of personal safety exists. Submissiveness
means more than yielding to the desires of another person.
In the
healthiest sense, submissiveness means to be accountable to another person. The
apostle Paul indicates that relationships should reflect our relationship with Christ
Jesus. We are accountable to God for our behavior and our thoughts. God
encourages us to consistently submit and be accountable to his kindness, love,
and power.
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