Headship And Submission

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Ephesians 5:22-33

Text: 1 Cortinthians 11:16

Paul describes three “headship” relationships: Jesus is the

head of every man; man is the head of the woman, and God

(the Father) is the head of Christ. Because Paul connects the

three relationships, the principles of headship are the same

among them. This means that in any relationship, there should

be a leader. Without a leader chaos soon sets in. Just as a

nation without a leader spells disaster, so too is a family

without a head. Why the man? Paul gives the reason in

Ephesians 5 verse 23: “For the husband is the head of the

wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and

is himsel ...