Genesis 2:18 records God’s words after creating the man, Adam, “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” This is astonishing considering that in the first chapter of Genesis the phrase “And God saw it was good” after each day of creation.
Why was it not good? Because Adam was not capable of fulfilling the call God placed on humanity alone. He needed help. From this, we discover her role.
[Q] From the message, His & Hers: Her Role, was there anything about the wife’s role as helper that you found particularly helpful, surprising, or difficult to grasp? What about the wife’s response of submission that you found helpful, surprising, or difficult to grasp?
Read Ephesians 5:22-24.
[Q] To what extent are wives to submit to their own husbands? (See also Colossians 3:18)
[Q] In what specific area of your marriage would the wife’s submission mean the most to the husband?
Read 1 Peter 3:1-6.
[Q] In your marriage, what aspects of the wife’s behavior are the most winsome and attractive to the husband?
[Q] In what ways are submission and trust related?
[Q] Husbands, in what specific ways does your wife provide balance?
[Q] What is one thing God is calling you to do as a result of this week’s study?
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