Christine McClelland

Women should submit to their husbands because it is a holy act that will strengthen marriages, argues Christine McClelland in the following viewpoint. She cites a personal experience as an example of the trouble that can occur when a wife does not listen to her husband. According to McClelland, submission does not make a wife subservient. Instead, she contends, the Bible states that spouses are supposed to work together and submit to each other out of reverence for God. McClelland is an Oregon homemaker.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What was the author’s initial definition of submission?
2. Why does the author believe that the woman described in Proverbs 31 is not subservient?
3. According to biblical passages, as cited by McClelland, how are men accountable to their wives"

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