My Journey to Life - Daily Study Guide

Q9. What are the biblical roles of the husband and wife?

Picture: Q9. What are the biblical roles of the husband and wife? JTLD 199.1

Both husband and wife should seek the good in the other and practice forgiveness (Matthew 6:14). Disappointment in the actions, words, or behavior of one’s spouse comes into virtually every marriage at some point. Both husband and wife have the role of reconciliation, bringing grace into the relationship and strengthening the fraying marital bond. JTLD 199.2

God did not intend for male headship. After sin, it was intended to be a blessing to the wife, a solemn, sacrificial responsibility for the husband to practice servant leadership. Today, the concept is often misused as a rationale for abuse. What has become a curse, is reversed in an ideal marriage. (Song of Solomon 7:10) JTLD 199.3

Marital shared roles include lover, friend, companion, and partner which encompasses mutual respect, mutual forbearance, mutual submission, and mutual obligations such as nurture, comfort, support, and sexual fidelity. JTLD 199.4

• Bible Discovery: Genesis 18:19; Exodus 20:14; Proverbs 31:10-31; Ephesians 4:29, 32; 5:25; Philippians 4:8
• Further Reading: Ellen G. White, The Adventist Home, pp. 106.1, 4; 231.1; 345.3