Why men hate church

[Ferd]

Now lets look at the authority of a Christian man.

In the first case, any authority I may have as a Christian in a marriage comes from God. And only from God.

If I am not following Christ, I have no authority. If I am not willing to do as Christ instructs (giving all up to and including my own precious life) then I have no autority.

If I have chosen to marry outside the faith, or if my wife makes the choice to step outside the faith, then I can have no expectation of authority in a biblical sense.

I MUST follow Christ. doing so will limit the demands I make. I will not make demands of my wife, or my children that stand outside the context of my faith. If I make some stand on biblical principle, then I can be assured that my Godly wife will also be moved on by the same spirit that guides me to follow my lead.

if however, my demands stand outside of the principles grounded in Holy Writ, then I can also be assured that any appeal to authority will fall on hollow ground (Not Hallowed).


I must also recognize that my wife is my help mate. She is not my property or my ward as stated in the muslim tradition. Therefore, wisdom must recognize that as such her council and desires... so long as we are both following Christ... is vital to our relationship/partnership.