Publisher's Synopsis
Taking the husband first, what Paul stresses is not his authority over his wife, but his love for her. Rather, his authority is defined in terms of loving responsibility.
To our minds the word 'authority suggests power, dominion, and even oppression. We picture the 'authoritative' husband as a domineering figure who makes all the decisions himself, issues commands and expects obedience, inhibits and suppresses his wife, and so prevents her from growing into a mature or fulfilled person.
But this is not at all the kind of 'headship' which the apostle is describing, whose model is Jesus Christ.
Certainly, 'headship' implies a degree of leadership and initiative, as when Christ came to woo and to win his bride. But more specifically it implies sacrifice, self-giving for the sake of the beloved, as when Christ gave himself for his bride.
If 'headship' means 'power' in any sense, then it is the power to care not to crush, power to serve not to dominate, power to facilitate self-fulfillment, not to frustrate or destroy it. IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL GET TO KNOW THE TWO MAIN KEYS THAT CAN SUSTAIN YOUR MARRIAGE.
OLIVIA C WHITE is a well-respected family and marriage therapist in the United States and she has been able to help many singles and married ladies enjoy flourishing relationship.
