Submission and headship are misunderstood concepts in marriage from "summary" of The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller,Kathy Keller
The concept of submission and headship in marriage is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Many people view these terms through the lens of power dynamics and hierarchy, assuming that the husband has authority over his wife and the wife must obey him unquestioningly. However, this simplistic understanding fails to capture the true essence of submission and headship as outlined in the Bible. In Ephesians 5:21-33, the apostle Paul describes the dynamic between husbands and wives in terms of mutual submission and sacrificial love. He instructs husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church, giving himself up for her, and wives to submit to their husbands as to the Lord. This mutual submission and sacrificial love are meant to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church, where Christ is the head of the church and gave himself up for her. Submission in marriage does not imply inferiority or passivity on the part of the wife, nor does headship mean domination ...
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