From: jesus_is_lord To: List Member Subject: Submission Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:10 PM jesus_is_lord [Reminder: this list is not for hellbounds. Repent and get washed in the blood of Jesus and it will be for you.] Dear Christian Friends: Greetings in the name of the ONLY wise God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Today I received an email from a woman, a wife, that took my mind to the subject of submission to our husbands. Though many of us do not realize it, disobedience to this command is witchcraft (this is explained in the article at the end of this email)... A few years ago our old pastor preached a series of sermons on the family. Those sermons were rough, but oh so penetrating! What clearing! Tears streamed down my face. I could not even hold my head up. When preaching on the role of wives, he parked on submission to our husbands. At one point, he said something to this affect, "Every argument is the wife's fault." I thought, "Whoa, that's rough!" He explained that if a wife is in submission to her husband, she will accept his final decision and not fight against it. I ain't gonna lie--I was VERY rebellious and ignorant. But praise be the Lord Jesus Christ, I was not disobedient to the heavenly message I received through those sermons. Up to the point of those sermons, there was no training in my life in submission. That ain't what you learn in this world. You learn, "I can do anything he can!" "I work too and can do what I want to!" "I'm right!" Rebellious women, you know what I am talking about. Husbands with rebellious wives, you also know what I am talking about. This women's liberation is actually women's bondage. All of a sudden wives have been "liberated" into working outside the home for 40 hours a week, not including travel time. I was probably atypical, but when I used to work, I had a bad attitude. Don't ask me to wash clothes, cook food on a regular basis, etc. Then I had the nerve to be loud. Now that is a TERRIBLE combination. Hideous. I was barely makin' it and was sick with sinus problems much of the time. Meanwhile, I had solid ministries in the church that were bearing fruit--and I was also taking care of www.jesus-is-lord.com. You see, Jesus knows you are ignorant and need some help. You don't go from kindegarten to the 12th grade in one day. Jesus teaches you line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little. The will of God is your sanctification. The time came when I was confronted with a hideous aspect of myself that Jesus wanted burnt off--my rebellion to my husband. Jesus wants us to grow up and be strong. Submission was one of those hard things I had to learn. It was not easy for me to be saying "sorry" and be going along with my husband's decisions when I thought another way. But I knew that I had to obey. Obedience is better than sacrifice! Many give the sacrifice of fools which is a bunch of words but not many are willing to obey--obedience is what the Lord requires. Many think Jesus is someone to be toyed with. Give Him lip service and play the hypocrite. Do it that way and they will find themselves in Matthew 7:21-23. Hallelujah, the word gives us warning! The bridge is out ahead! Turn the right way! I can say from personal experience, that I experienced great internal power as I obeyed the word above my flesh. At this point, I am determined that NOTHING will have power over me. With this exercise in submission my senses were being exercised to discern good and evil. Oh, folks say they want power--BUT IT ONLY COMES AS YOU OBEY THE WORD! There is no other formula. Pick up the Bible, read it, obey it. THEN the power comes. The pastor followed up the submission sermon by giving us women a book entitled, "Daughters of Sarah". The quotes are not KJB so you know it had to have some serious redeeming value for the preacher to pass it out. And yes, it had GREAT value. I saw myself all up in that book as it talked about wife rebellion and the benefits of submission. I may have given my copy away but I can get the information for those who may be interested. At this time in life, it is very easy to submit to my husband. My mother recently marvelled at how I go along with whatever my husband says without batting an eye. It has become automatic. If I act like I'm going to get ridiculous, my husband speaks to me about it and I'm straight. This world finds this abominable. But GOD FINDS REBELLION ABOMINABLE. I'm going to please God, hallelujah! It is better be on the corner of the rooftop than in a whole house with a contentious woman. The following is a short article that I did for a church newsletter. Rebellious, non-submissive wives, PLEASE take heed. Let your man be the man as you adorn yourself with a meek and quiet spirit which in the sight of the Lord is of GREAT PRICE. If you have a godly husband, you really have jewel. Build him up and don't talk bad about him. If your husband is an unbeliever, pray for him, live for Jesus in front of him and look for redeeming things in him, e.g., he goes to work everyday and provides for your family. Don't talk bad about your husband. The King James 1611 says for the wife to see that she REVERENCE her husband. Hallelujah! Do it and be blessed. Take it from me. I WAS REBELLIOUS BUT JESUS HAS CHANGED ME. The referenced article is found under my signature block below... for Jesus' sake, tracy -- http://www.jesus-is-lord.com ...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:4, 6 ***THE ARTICLE*** "ME? SUBMIT TO MY HUSBAND?" "Wives, SUBMIT yourselves unto your own husbands, AS UNTO THE LORD." Eph 5:22 As is the case with many women in this world, I was reared to be independent. That's alright if the efforts at independence are properly directed, but unfortunately, for me and many other women, independence usually translates into REBELLION in marriage. We marry and decide we want to continue to do things our own way when the Bible says that our husbands have the rule over us. There is a God-given hierarchy of relationships and we women fit in underneath our husbands--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. (1 Corinthians 11:3) Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands IN EVERY THING. (Ephesians 5:24) "But my husband is not a Christian!" That makes no difference--Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any OBEY NOT the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (1 Peter 3:1) Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. (1 Peter 2:18) Many women can be kind to anyone except their own husbands. This is Satanic perversion. It is sin and it is rebellion to the word of God--Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she REVERENCE her husband. (Ephesians 5:33) What saith the scripture concerning rebellion? For rebellion is as the sin of WITCHCRAFT, and stubbornness is as iniquity and IDOLATRY... (1 Samuel 15:23) God loves women just as much as men and there is neither male nor female in Christ Jesus (Gal. 3:28) but our roles are different. In a corporation you have a President and a Vice-President. Both have important, yet distinct, responsibilities but the President has the final say. Somebody has to be the leader. God made man in His image and He made woman to be a helpmeet to man--not a hinderance and not a thorn in his side. ...man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as HE IS THE IMAGE AND GLORY OF GOD: BUT THE WOMAN IS THE GLORY OF THE MAN. 1 Corinthians 11:7 Ladies, we need to accord our husbands great respect. If your husband asks you to do something, just do it without grumbling and complaining. Do all things as unto the Lord. Oh, let it not be said that we wives have been a hinderance to our husbands--God has a way of humbling or removing any obstacles to His work. It should encourage our hearts to see our men stepping up to do battle in the name of Christ. Let us wives cheerfully perform our supporting role as we seek to further the gospel of Jesus Christ and spread His doctrine all over the world. ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to jesus_is_lord-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb