When God said "obey the elders" in the church gathering he was not saying to obey all that they want. The original language conveys this truth:
"be persuaded by the truth they proclaim."
In the case of obedience to elders in the church and husbands at home, we are to listen to them, evaluate what is said. If what is said lines up with truth from God's Word then we are to obey the truth of God's Word.
Following elders or husbands blindly no matter what they tell us to do is not only not Biblical it is foolish.
If we love our elders and if we love our husbands we will support them when they obey God and decline to obey them when they do not obey God.
We are never to be more loyal to a man, no matter who that man is, than we are to Christ.
Blind loyalty to a man is Satan's tool to destroy the one who chooses not to think for themselves and with the mind of Christ. Those who are blindly loyal hardly ever evaluate anything. They remain comfortable with whatever keeps the false peace of compromise.
The command to think with the mind of Christ is not just for the men, it is for the women too, even the children who are born again.
I have known many women who disobey God to obey their husband's false gospel. When this happens the husband is the god of the woman's life, not the God of the Bible. Both are in jeopardy of God's discipline and even wrath.
I can never forget a man who counseled a new believer, a woman, that she should obey her husband who wanted her to look at hard porn in their home because he was the leader. This was Satanic and evil. The damage that porn does to the delicate conscience of a new believer will drive her further from her husband if she becomes strong in the Lord or it has the potential of causing that woman to fall into worse immorality. Not to mention her personal witness to her husband of her dedication to Christ.
A woman can win an unsaved husband through her submission to Christ.
My advice to that new believer would have been to respectfully decline and remove herself from the room. If the husband were a believer doing this then it is the believing wife's responsibility to declare that it not be done in their home. If the believing husband would not comply then more drastic measures must be take to smash all the videos and the television to prevent evil from coming into her home. She is the keeper of her home and must take a stand with a believing husband.
Its hard to believe but there are many "professing Christians" who are indulging in porn these days, even pastors. The wives of these men need to demand that it be removed and never brought back into their home.
Ungodly pretenders will use the "submission card" to intimidate women into doing evil. Ladies you must become strong in the Lord and protect your home.
Job 11:14 "If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;"
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