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Summary: It really works!!! You MUST try it!!!
Review: I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to have a fulfilling marriage. However, I wanted to do it "my way" instead of God's way. I knew many Biblical recommendations on how to do it, but I vehemently refused to follow them. I was simply too self-centered, too stubborn, too independent... The results; I was failing miserably!!!One day, in sincere heart-felt prayer, the Holy Spirit led me to this book. I bought it and started reading it immediately, but must admit, I had little hope. To my surprise, I just couldn't stop reading! Even within my extremely busy schedule, I made time to finish it in one week. Here are my humble comments about this masterpiece. Through their writing, the authors helped me understand: - the specific areas were I was failing as a wife.
- God's job description for wives in detail.
- concepts that are foreign to modern women such as personal responsibility, accountability, commitment, loving your home, establishing godly priorities, making wise decisions, and the awesome rewards of having a servant's heart for the wellbeing of the whole family.
- the blessings and rewards of sincere submission. The book is easy to read, follows a very logical sequence, contains a significant number of real life examples, and offers incredibly useful, PRACTICAL, and easy to follow recommendations for the reader to start making a difference immediately. I was so impacted with its contents that I've shared it with other women whose hearts are set in pleasing the Lord Jesuschrist. Their HUSBANDS have told me that IT REALLY WORKS!!!
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Summary: A good reader makes the book good.
Review: I have really enjoyed this book. I am a 23 year-old newlywed with a liberal Christian faith. I picked it up because I genuinely feel that contemporary popular culture dictates that it is necessary and inevitable to have a power struggle between spouses. I simply cannot live my married life this way, and this book piqued my interest. I would say that there are a few sections which are over the top in the context of my denomination's teachings. I do believe that there are circumstances where a wife has to take a firmer stand than what they advocate. However, you can find that obliquely pointed to in their discussion of how a woman should not be complicit in their husband's sin (but they don't develop this thought as far as I believe is necessary). As I see it, if he beats you he is sinning, and passively staying and accepting that is being complicit in it. So you have to read the book with a critical eye and not be ready to blindly follow everything spelled out- but this is how you should read all books (particularly lifestyle-advice ones) anyway. That said, there were many sections that offered practical lists of advice and realistic real-life examples. I laughed about the example of fruitlessly leaving a suitcase out where he might put it away and getting frustrated when he doesn't- this is the approach I would have (and still do at times) taken, but they just out and out say, basically, "put the suitcase away and be at peace with it". However, again, read critically and don't get too wrapped up in the book... these are two women's interpretations of the word of God as applied to how they imagine works in the household, not his words!!! All this said, read it! Check it out and garner the pearls of wisdom out of it.
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Summary: Reactionary Thoughts and a 1950's Understanding of God
Review: Welcome to the 1950's. In this book the authors are trying to justify woman's submission to men in today's society. Let him lead, let him decide, and your benefit will be going to heaven (because as the authors say, trying to be on the same level as your husband is sin) and not having to take any responsibility if things go wrong. The Religious Right would be delighted to see this concept of marriage. Needless to say that there are millions of relationships (including mine) that are very happy with the equal balance approach. Oh, and if your husband beats you: It's God's will, just pray for it to get better. Another excellent piece of advice: Don't go into the bathroom together with your husband, you might see him in an unfavorable light and might loose your respect for him. Luckily, not all interpretations of the Bible are this ridiculous. The book should be read with a sense for irony and humour, THEN it is a must in every today's couple's bookshelf.
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