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Originally Posted by perdidochas
It says "25 Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her." That means that a man should serve his wife and give his life up for her, if needed. That's a pretty damned big responsibility.
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If you would like, I can go through and name all of the huge responsibilities in the Bible that women are expected to have. You say "serve" but that word is not explicitly said. It is explicitly said for women. Not men. If they meant it I'm sure they would have said it. And believe me... women are just as expected to die for their men (if not moreso since a woman's shame reflects directly on her husband in many texts) as men are for women. If that's all you got... well...
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Christ doesn't beat up his Church, so men shouldn't beat up their wives. The relationship is the same--a husband should treat his wife, like Christ treated his followers. While a man may be the leader of his family, that doesn't make him the owner of them. He should be giving up his life for their sake.
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I can quote many passages that condone the beating and murder of women for various "offenses". Also passages that claim that the man IS the owner of his family. Perhaps he should be giving up his life for their sake if it is necessary (in protection of them) but it is more important for him to stay alive and help his family to live as well. Dying is not the most important thing a man can do for his family.