I recently preached on marriage from Ephesians 5:21-33 at our 7pm (Night Church) congregation of St Michael’s Anglican Church, Wollongong.
My own beautiful wife Bronwyn couldn’t be there – in fact, each Sunday evening she does a tremendous amount of work feeding, bathing and reading the Bible to 3 young kids all by herself to enable me to be there!
But I asked her what she’d have to say to Night Church about this issue? What might submission look like? She wrote a few thoughts down for me to read out. I commend the audio file to you, particularly her own comments.
I think Bronwyn is an inspiration to all women.
I totally agree that married women shouldn’t be dressing to get attention from other men other than her husband.
I hope no-one takes her the wrong way, because a woman can dress beautifully while dressing modestly.
Keeping those parts of your body covered for your husband is a compliment to your husband. I feel that it’s degrading to a man if his wife is flaunting herself for others to see & envy.
I feel like it’s telling ones husband that his feelings towards her are irrelevant & perhaps she has self esteem issues if she needs the approval of another man.
Also, I don’t think a man should be ‘showing off his wife’ to others too. Why would people invite envy & jealousy into their marriages?
Bronwyn, you are a very knowledgeable woman. I like the way you think.
Lionel, what a blessed man you are to have such a loving wife.
Mandy