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Podcast: Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield
Episode: Does the Bible teach "Mutual Submission" between husband and wife? | Ep 260
Description: According to many modern-day Catholics, the Bible's instruction for husbands and wives is to be mutually submissive to one another.
I had heard this interpretation of Ephesians 5 numerous times. Having actually read the entire book of Ephesians multiples times myself, I was always perplexed at how we came to these conclusions.
One problem many Catholics have is being guilty of what Protestants accuse us of the most: not reading the Bible.
If you've read the New Testament, it's hard to understand the direction for husbands and wives as anything close to mutual submission...