Subjection and Honor

In the last couple weeks while quizzing while in chapter 3 the fun “debate” has been that wives are to be in subjection and husbands are to honor their wives. But on Sunday Greg made a good point, what exactly is are the definitions for subjection and honor? So I decided to look them up.

The definition for subjection is: to make (as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior. So in the verse Peter is saying that wives need to make themselves amendable (to change or modify for the better) to their husbands authority. I found that the word “amendable” was in the definition, very interesting. It would seem to me that Peter knew that submitting isn’t a natural instinct for women, yet we are commanded to do so anyways. Women are basically supposed to submit in almost every aspect of life, whether it is in a marriage, with parents, or in the church. And I know that’s something a lot of girls (or at least for me) need to work on!

The verb definition for honor is: to regard or treat with honor or respect. Well that was kinda vague so I looked up the definition for respect. The definition for respect is: to consider worthy of high regard. I also read in the I Peter book that a weaker vessel could be thought of as a precious china glass. Since I think it’s kinda weird for me to comment on this definition anymore, I am gonna stop :)

Anyways those are the Webster definitions to the words that we love to beat each other over the head with. :)
In Christ,
Kristin Hanson