Covenant Courtship (7) Subjection to the Head

“Being in subjection refers to the inner attitude of a wife’s heart, according to which she knows her husband to be in authority over her and freely wills it.” —Prof. David Engelsma In the covenant marriage between Christ and the Church, He calls his bride to be in subjection to him. Christ is the faithful husband who alone knows how to love his wife and care for her as her head. The church on earth is constantly embroiled in the bitter struggle against sin and the wicked world. At times the...