Liberated Through Submission

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Summary: Submission does not mean subservient
Review: This book really explained to me the difference between submission and subservience. These words are not the same and have been confused by women and men alike. In all our lives we submit to the government, parents, churches and God. We as women who want to be married need to understand that we need to submit to our husbands as written in the bible and realize submission does not mean you're at his every command. Submission is freedom from us women bound by feministic views and the 90s trend of doing everything ourselves. Every person male or female needs to read this book in order to understand what submission really entails.

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Summary: Submission Starts as a SIngle
Review: This is a great book for a single person who is waiting for God to reveal their lifemate to them. The book clearly outlines the responsibility roles in a marriage and explains why women should submit to the authority of their husbands. The husband, however, must submit to the authority of God. As a single woman, this book has convinced me that when I date, I must ask myself, "Is this a man to whom I can submit?" If not, I have no business dating him. It certainly takes some of the guesswork out of selecting a husband!

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Summary: A good foundation for any marriage
Review: When I first got married, I was concerned about the Christian role of women in the home. I thought in order to be "Godly" I would have to sacrifice who I was in order to please my husband. But after reading this book, it became clear to me that the roles God created for us are not there to torture us, but rather to make us whole. P.B. Wilson has an amazing insight into what the Bible really says about the roles of the husband and wife, and I have been very happy since I learned to trust God with our relationship.

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Summary: Clarifies the meaning of "submission" in the Biblical sense
Review: When I heard Mrs. Wilson speaking on a radio program, I was intrigued by the idea that submission could be liberating. This book clarified what being a submissive wife truly is. It's not being a doormat to your husband but ultimately, being completely submitted to Christ. She identifies the difficulties in achieving this and clearly delineate's the husband's role and God's expectations of him. While the concept of female submission has certainly been manipulated by the patriarchy, the reality of God's plan is anything but demeaning and oppressive. This book has done more than help me understand how to deal with my husband, but has also shed light on the most important relationship in my life - the one I have with Jesus Christ.

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Summary: Superior vs Inferior?
Review: Women and men who believe in this so called "Jesus prescribed submission" are missing the point. Jesus' intent as well as God's is to help us see that men and women can live together without domination from either sex. Think of how a dog is submissive to another dog. It will lie on its back and wait for the other dog to rip its belly open while it is piteously whimpering in hopes that its life will be spared. You would be fooling yourself if you believed that true happiness lies in treating another as your superior or inferior. I sometimes wonder if we should be as vigilant of some Christians as the Germans should have been of the Nazis and their ideas of superiority.

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Summary: Women who take control don't trust their men, Nor God.
Review: You people just don't get it. Men need to feel needed. A woman that takes control is telling him that she doesn't need him. An un-needed man is not a man. Emasculating him makes him weak. A Christian man will treat his submissive woman as his equal. But if she TAKES control, they will argue and fight for control their whole lives.

Those of you who claim to be happily married as equals, well, YOU are perfect examples of this book in practice!!! Think back when you first met this dream-boat. One of you was more afraid of breaking up. If it was you, then he was in charge. And he GAVE you control. I submit that you are equals with your husband because you subconsciously submitted and he ACTIVELY made you equals. This is natural. This is the way God intended it. It makes the man feel important. It makes the woman feel loved. It requires trust. But, well, who can you trust if not your spouse? How can the guy trust you if you don't trust him? Don't just disregard this neediness. It is a part of every man. He MUST feel needed. Feeling needed is as much a part of being a man as feeling attractive is a part of being a woman.