Christ the Head of the Home

When Paul was establishing Kingdom order in the church at Corinth, he stated,

"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." *** I Corinthians 11:3

In the beginning, Christ was the head of the man and man was the head of the woman. God's headship was established from the beginning of God's creation. Paul relates,

"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man." *** I Corinthians 11:8-9

The woman was created for the man and was taken from man. The woman is the only creation that was not created from the dust of the earth. She was taken from the side of man. Adam related,

"This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." *** Genesis 2:23-24

Man and woman are one flesh. They were not separate creations. Woman was the continuation of the same creation. One is not inferior to the other. They are the same creation.

Proper order in a marital relationship must begin before marriage. God admonishes His people,

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" *** II Corinthians 6:14

As the man, ANER, is the image and glory of God, the woman, GUNE, is the glory of the man. The woman is always to bring glory to her husband. The word for glory is DOXA and means "dignity, honor, praise, and worship". The woman is to bring dignity, honor, praise and worship to her husband; as Sarah and the women of old, who called their husbands, lord, whose daughters you are, as long as ye do well in the sight of God.

God's desire is that the husband and the wife walk together in Him in the order He established from the beginning.

"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man." *** I Corinthians 11:8-9

In the beginning, God created woman as an helpmate for man.

There are many Scriptures that state a wife is to submit and be subject unto her husband. We need to review these Scriptures and find the direction God gave to the woman concerning her relationship to her husband.

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." *** Ephesians 5:22

Wives are to submit (HUPOTASSO, to be ranked under) themselves unto their own husband as unto the Lord. A woman cannot be subject unto the Lord and by-pass her husband. If the woman has not willingly submitted herself to her husband, she can never be submitted unto the Lord because she has violated God's order and is in disobedience to His Word.

Peter also recorded,

"For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands." *** I Peter 3:5

Peter wrote that the women of old who trusted in God were in submission to their own husbands.

Subjection does not mean "slavery". Submission does not give the husband permission to abuse the wife.

The woman becomes the seed of Abraham and becomes an heir according to the promise because she has put on Christ. She has covered her head, her husband. When she covers her head, she can then come into the presence of God when she is praying and prophesying the same as her husband. When she comes into this proper order, then her prayers ascending to the Father are not hindered. This will release the power of God in her life to accomplish what God has planned for her life in the Kingdom.

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