Chance Hicks – God’s Role For Wives In Marriage



Notes:

  • The home was the first institution ordained by God (Gen. 2:18; 2:24).
    • God’s Plan (Lev. 18:22; Rom. 1:26-27; Matt. 19:3-6)
    • God’s Purpose (Gen. 2:18; Gen. 1:28; 1 Cor. 7:4-5)
    • God’s Pattern (1 Pet. 3:1-6,7)

Definition – to subordinate, to arrange under, to submit to one’s control, to obey (1 Pet. 2:13-14, 18; 3:5-6; Eph. 5:22-24)

Determination of Boundaries – “own husbands” (cf. Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18; Titus 2:5)

Duty of Wife – (Titus 2:3-5)

Delight of Wife – (Rom. 1:16; 1 Pet. 1:23)

The Place – Outward or Inward (1 Tim. 2:12)

The Pieces – meekness (gentle, mild, humble; Matt. 11:28-30) & quietness (tranquil, calm, peaceful; 1 Tim. 2:2)

The Price – of great price