"Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives" is commanded in 1 Peter 3:1. The same command is found in Ephesians 5:22 and 24: "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord...Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything." Colossians 3:18 also commands, "Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord."

"Submission" is frowned on in the world's eyes, but it's a clear command to wives in Scripture. What does it look (and not look) like for wives to submit to their husbands as the church does to Christ? Also, how can husbands make it easier to submit to them?

Pastor Scott LaPierre preached on this command at the Northwest Marriage Conference as one of the keynote speakers.

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Message Lessons for Wives in the Same Way Submit Yourselves to Your Husbands As Commanded

Lesson 1: Submission is:

• (Part I) __________________ (Eph 5:22, 24; Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:1; Titus 2:5)

• (Part II) Not a matter of ______________________ (John 6:38; Matt 26:39).

• (Part III) For when a wife __________________.

Lesson 2: Submission means a wife:

• (Part I) Puts her husband in a ________________ to ________.

• (Part II) ____________ God (1 Pet 3:5-6).

• (Part III) Keeps her strength __________ ______________.

Lesson 3: A husband should make his wife’s ___________________ ___________ (Eph 5:27; 1 Pet 3:7; Gal 6:7).

Discussion Questions for Wives in the Same Way Submit Yourselves to Your Husbands As Commanded

Husband asks wife:
• How do I make it hard for you to submit to me?
• How do I make it easier for you to submit to me?
• Do you feel like I listen to your thoughts when it comes to making decisions?
• Do you feel like I admit when I’m wrong, or do I make excuses and shift blame?

Wife asks husband:
• Do you feel like I submit “kicking and screaming”?
• Do you feel like I put you in a position to lead?
• Do you feel like I take control of situations or decisions that should be left to you?
• Do you feel like I say, “I told you so!”?