We are trained to place our worth and value in what we do and have done. This means we treat each other as commodities and create designated values for people. This is contrary to a biblical understanding of where our worth and value come from. God gives us roles and responsibilities and we distort these to give us value instead of living them out in purpose and joy. We see this play out in Paul's instructions to husbands and wives in this specific text of Colossians.