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To: housewife101
Everything you've said is correct. In an ideal situation it would work. Ideal means both man and wife work together, are extremely sanctified, are mature in the faith. I guess that does not apply to us.

You see, we've tried to follow just the Bible for six years. I steadfastly refused counselling, for the same reasons you mention: it isn't biblical, it's psychobabble, etc. I still believe a lot of this, but desparately want to have a happy marriage. I am tired of going through life angry at other couples who have what I so desperately want, and will do anything now to get that. I don't have the wisdom, or tenderness, or insight, or something.

When a wife rejects the scripture that her body is not her own but belongs to her husband (as likewise his belongs to her), what can a man do?

115 posted on 05/05/2005 11:46:45 AM PDT by Lexinom (You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.)
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To: Lexinom
we've tried to follow just the Bible for six years

but When a wife rejects the scripture

This problem is sin and the sin needs to be addressed and repented of so that the counseling can provide the tools to change the habits the sin has put in place.

116 posted on 05/05/2005 12:42:26 PM PDT by suzyjaruki (We love Him because He first loved us. 1John 4:19)
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To: Lexinom

Get your wife Dr. Laura's book, Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. She is very insightful about women and about feminism. The men who call in her program seem to LOVE this book, too. I thot it was a very sweet book. Not much psychology in it, either.

By the way, we did go to a Christian Psychologist to make our marriage even better. I was so wary, but in TEN minutes the guy had named (unaided) the main thing going on, had great ideas on how to turn things around, and in a few weeks we were done. It is worth it to make your marriage terrific. He did not use psychobabble, either, just good common sense. It is too hard to untangle things, to me, when you are also part of the tangle.

I wish you well.


133 posted on 05/05/2005 3:39:18 PM PDT by bboop
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