tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post60197370814537958..comments2023-03-24T11:06:43.255-04:00Comments on The Spark and the Flame: Cutting the Wives Out of Ephesians 5Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post-5569171966739174252012-09-09T17:22:10.618-04:002012-09-09T17:22:10.618-04:00I pondered this a bit when I thought of my natural...I pondered this a bit when I thought of my natural reaction to my wife's requests, which is to bristle and feel a sense of resentment. What if I were obedient to my wife and did a chore of two that she requested immediately, without any delay or objection? Why would that be so bad? That's taking the mutuality a half step further.Matt Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834796522102830321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post-25126901721694010852012-08-30T14:21:11.755-04:002012-08-30T14:21:11.755-04:00Right, the mutual part is what would have surprise...Right, the mutual part is what would have surprised Paul's audience. I have heard it said that the part about the wives was there as a statement of what already is, not as a command, and then the real "juice" is behind the mutuality and the demands on the husbands to be Christlike. <br /><br />I think that including it all, rather than omitting, is a way of conveying, "Look, there's nothing wrong with these words."Erin K. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16470303369666493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499558816764473275.post-1875179773719890422012-08-28T20:44:46.738-04:002012-08-28T20:44:46.738-04:00Nicely put. I agree- it seems like readings that m...Nicely put. I agree- it seems like readings that may be easily misconstrued when not explained may be shortened to avoid chaos, but really, I think that when readings come up on a Sunday ..well.. they ought to be explained. But perhaps it is the liturgists-that-be ('s) mercy on the general priesthood.<br />The main thrust of this reading is, indeed, mutuality - which is the shocking part of Paul's assertion - and it would probably do every marriage a great deal of good to try to make this same mutia gift a priority in our relationships with one another.Christine Falk Dalessiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079647740999376500noreply@blogger.com