July 15, 2025

GIVING HONOR

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

Command With a Promise

This is one of the verses that is so often abused and misinterpreted in the church. Those who follow the dominionist mindset believe that women should be subserviant to men, that they must submit to man’s every whim, and humbly accept their position in life and society, stay barefoot and pregnant, don’t speak up, and don’t vote. Not only is this wrong, it is unbiblical. God created us all equal! By the way, if you dig into the driving force that is behind the movement of Christian Nationalism today, you will find that this is one of their core teachings. Peter on the other hand, is telling the recipients of his letter that husbands and wives are joint heirs in the grace of God’s kingdom. We are partners and it is the husbands responsibility to love and understand his wife, to give her the honor that God gives her. By doing this, our prayers will not be hindered. This does not just apply to husbands and wives, but to all male/female relationships. Glory be to God!