Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 8
The speaker links “holy women… who trusted in God” with submission, then asks, “Do you hope in God, or is there something else you are seeking to secure?” What securities do modern Christian wives (and husbands) tend to chase instead of God—status, control, financial independence, emotional safety, admiration—and how do those pursuits reshape marriage dynamics?
Another way to ask: What kinds of security do Christian husbands and wives often chase instead of trusting God (like status, control, money, safety, or praise)? How do those pursuits change the way a marriage works?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
The speaker suggests that refusing God’s order often comes from seeking security in something other than God, especially when “the world… influence[s]” what we value. While he doesn’t list every modern security (status, etc.) explicitly, he does point to worldly approval, power, and image as competing hopes that can quietly “decay” marriage and church life.
- He ties submission to trust: “holy women… who trusted in God… adorned themselves… being in subjection.”
- He asks directly: “Do you hope in God, or is there something else you are seeking to secure?”
- He describes contentment in role: they were “taking their role… and contenting themselves with that.”
- He laments “slowly decaying” practice as believers “allow the world to influence their idea of what is valuable… their values… principles.”
- He connects worldly ideals to women seeking strength like men: women think they’ll be “safer and more valued if they become strong and powerful like men,” as a reaction to being mistreated.