In Reply to: Farmer should men "rule"? posted by Curious on November 26, 2004 at 12:38:09:
Super big subject, which I am not able to cover in all it's diversity & I wonder who can, I mean with all the pros & cons from ethnology, over sociology to whatnot.Since you "shifted" the subject to journeys, I feel "safe" to say, that IMO it's smart to follow the advise in Ephesians 5 or other related chapters.Many religious men seem to have overlooked the emphasis Paul placed by saying that the men should lay down their lives as a husband for their wives, as Christ did for the church(verse 25).This is IMO kind of the basis for a good relationship, when a woman sees that sacrificial spirit...Jesus was followed by many woman, who must have gotten something much more, than they got at home...& not what Berg meant all the time.
So since this prerequisite on the side of the men is often found wanting,... my limited observation, purely subjective,... I'd say, then it's no wonder if "ruling" becomes tougher...after all it's not such a dictatorial ruling anyway.As both men & woman have their individual strong points, which neither of the other sex could or should "imitate" - the simplest one: man don't give birth to babies - I think man & woman develop "synenergies", cause they realize, that they're made for each other, & not one solely exploiting the other.
So if the many conditions are met, I think it becomes the "natural" right thing, the godly right
thing to do...following the householdrules or rather filling them with life.
KJV 1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
This being powerless because of the need for physical love/sex is a reason,IMO, that many man find themselves ruled over by woman...Solomon comes there to mind.
Recently I heard of a survey, a study they conductes in Germany & it showed, that extremely smart & successful woman have problems to find a mate, because men often married women of socially lower "strata"...wheras for educated woman the possibilities to choose from become lesser & less, especially for very tall woman, who still seek taller man...something I found out myself to be pretty true.So even very educated woman still look for the strong shoulder to lean on.May be we could regard that as being "naturally" so.This seems also to imply, that a "gentle" ruling of the man could may be be appreciated by quite a few woman...just some thoughts.Have to stop here...I am too tired...