As I continue to study on masculinity, femininity, and the divergence of gender roles, I have found there are three camps when it comes to interpreting Ephesians 5:22—“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”

* There are those who take it literally. They are a slim minority.

* There are egalitarians who perform textual mental gymnastics to try to make the verse mean the opposite of what it says. They are a sizable, vocal minority.

* There are those who say they believe it, but functionally do not take it seriously at all. This is the overwhelming majority.

That final group is the main focus of my writing on this topic. There was a time when the husband was clearly the head of his home, but in practical terms, that isn’t really the case in most Christian households anymore.

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