submissive to nonbelieving husband?

The "idea" of a wife submitting to her husband is not limmited to belivers, and non-believers, I'll take it a step further and say it underlines the relationship between all men, and women, not just husbands and wives, it sets the standard between the relationship between men, and women, this is why we also get 1 tim. 2:11-13:
2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

 

You asked about a non-believer being sanctified by the believing wife. I believe that is referring to God putting a degree of protection and blessing on the unbeliever for the believers sake.
As far as a saved wifes submission to an unbelieving husband. I believe the Bible is clear on this. The wife is to be in submission to the husband, as the husband is to be in submission to Christ. Even if the husband is not in submission to Christ for reasons of his not being a believer or being backslidden, if he is not asking her to do something unscriptural, I believe she should be submissive, for possibly, through her testimony he will come to know the Lord, or repent if he's backslidden.

 

They also weren't Christian women. You stated in the OP that you were talking about Christians. Why bring the non Christians into play here Brenda? They have nothing to do with your OP.

 

Your compareing apples with oranges. And those subisive women live a life that is closer to Gods will for them, although under tyrants, that is why God judged those Iraqi males (not fit to be called men), but yes they lived a perfect example of a submisive women Biblicly.

 

In the cases you mention, the permit requirements and tithing. In tithing, if the husband gives you a certain amount of money to buy groceries, etc., as I've seen many husbands do, the wife tithes off of that money. It seems that God has stretched the money further for them when they've done this. In the case of the permit, I don't feel it is wrong to voice your opinion in the matter, but not in a contentious way. Remember, the husband is the head of the home and is ultimately responsible for the problems he causes, though all may suffer for it. If he doesn't listen to your opinion, give it to the Lord in prayer. I've watched my mother and others go through this, and have had some great examples both of the way to do and the way not to do these things.

 

Brenda, OP can be either Opening Post, or in referring to the poster themselves, the Opening Poster.

 

If we were to assume that we no longer need to act as Christians because we're not in the vicinity of Christians, then we've got another thing coming.

 

Brenda, if a spouse marries an unbeliever, they must still be submissinve to the unbelieving spouse.

 

in other words, "you were the one to marry the idiot" You made your bed, now lie in it.

 

In a sense, and as cruel as it sounds, yes. You shouldn't walk into a Chinese restaurant and then complain that they don't have pizza on the menu. Likewise, you shouldn't marry an unbeliever, and then complain that he's an unbeliever.

 

Brenda I didn't know you were talking about your self, so nothing I said was a personal attack, and for another, all I was doing was telling you what the Bible says about the matter, if you don't like it don't get mad at me, you not rebelling against me, God is the author of the Bible, not me, God says he will do the judgeing, not me, but if you come here to look for an answer to a question, and you dont like the answer, don't get mad at me. I wish not to insult you in any way, I have a strong deep rooted love for women, if not for any other reason, because God tells me too. so with that said, may God bless you, and peace sister.

 

Brenda, I, too, was not addressing your situation as a specific. I was being general. I meant no offense, so please accept my apology if there was any.

 

Closed at the request of the original poster.

Diane