The household codes that are discussed are for wives to submit to their husbands as they would to the lord because the husband is the head of the house as the lord is the head of the church. Husbands must love their wives because god created man and wife to be unified as one so… Continue reading →

The Colossians and Ephesians have similar views to their household codes, but they are very different at the same time.  They both say that wives should honor their husbands, but the Colossians say that it should be out of love and the Ephesians say that it should be because the men are the heads of… Continue reading →

Colossians and Ephesians both feature sections on the “household codes” or in other words how each member of the household should treat each other. In Colossians, husbands are supposed to love their wives without being harsh to them and wives are supposed to submit to their husbands. Children are supposed to obey their parents and… Continue reading →