206. What Does Submission Look Like If My Husband Isn't Following The Lord?

17:17 Podcast

"My husband doesn't follow Jesus but I do...what do I do?" Marriages sometimes end up with one spouse faithfully pursuing the Lord while the other is not. What is a spouse to do? More specifically for women, how are you supposed to biblically to submit to a husband who isn't living a godly lifestyle?
In today’s episode, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie answer a sensitive listener question about how a wife specifically is supposed to submit to her husband if he has walked away from the Lord. We talk through the biblical foundation of headship in the Trinity and in marriage and look at how that applies practically. Then, we dive deeper into how that looks if a husband has rejected the Lord and even how to respond if he is leading his wife to sin. This is a tough but very real topic, so our hope is that if this topic is relevant to you, you may find hope and understanding in the Word of God shared in this episode.
The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth.
Scriptures: Eph. 5:22-24; Col. 3:18; John 6:38; Gen. 3:16; 1 Cor. 11:3; Titus 2:3-5; 1 Pet. 3:1-6; 2 Tim. 2:24-26; Gen. 12:9-20; Gen. 20:1-18; Acts 5:29; 1 Cor. 7:13-17; 2 Cor. 6:14; Rom. 12:18
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