哥林多教會所面對的問題，有不少是源自該城的敗壞風氣和腐敗環境。例如，哥林多的娼妓問題嚴重。有為數極多的女性在異教的神廟中作廟妓，也有不少妓女在街上公然拉客。教會中的一些婦女也被這種低落的道德風氣所影響；因此，保羅在信中便要糾正這問題。

保羅強調了三個重點。第一，基督是丈夫的頭；第二，丈夫是妻子的頭；第三，神是基督的頭。我們需要同時了解這三點，才能對夫妻之間及與神之間的關係，有一個平衡的觀念。

假使基督本身就是神，神又怎麼會成為基督的頭呢？基督因為深愛父神，所以祂甘願順服父神的旨意，以致讓你和我可以得救；因此祂說：「我來不是要求自己的旨意成就，乃是要求那差我來者的旨意成就。」

如今保羅便對做丈夫的說：「正如基督願意順服父神，你是否願意順服基督呢？」做丈夫的若願意因著愛而順服基督，那麼，他的妻子便可以此作為榜樣，學習以愛去順服丈夫。

丈夫並不是妻子的老板，要妻子凡事聽從他的指示；反之，他因為凡事聽從基督的帶領，所以，他便能夠做出對家庭最有益的決定。作妻子的，當然要與丈夫同心合意，一起去尋求及遵行神的心意。

這是一幅美妙的圖畫，甚至稱得上是一幅完美的圖畫。基督若是我們的一家之主，祂就會在各方面帶領我們，我們的家便一定是個幸福愉快的家。

禱告：

主啊，求你幫助我能凡事順服你的旨意，正如你順服父神的旨意一樣，以致我能在家人面前有美好的見證。

There were some very real problems in the church at Corinth. Some of them arose because of the evil in the city in which the Church was working and worshipping. For example the place of women in Corinth was known to be very sinful in many ways. A large number of women were living in sin in the heathen temples or openly walking the streets in an immoral way. This had affected some of the church women, too. Paul was writing to correct these things.

Paul stresses three points. First, the head of the husband is Christ. Then the head of the woman is the man and the head of Christ is God. We need to look at all three of these to get a balanced view of our relationships with one another and with God.

How can the head of Christ be God when Christ himself is God? In his deep love for his Father, Christ willingly submitted himself to the will of the Father so that you and I might be saved. So he was able to say, 'I came not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me'.

Now Paul says to husbands, 'As Christ submitted himself to the Father, are y u prepared to submit yourselves to Christ?' If so, the wife will be able to look at her husband's loving submission to Christ and see in that an example of what her loving submission to her husband should be.

It is not that the husband is the boss of the wife, but as he is guided by Christ, he should be able to decide what is best for his family. Needless to say, a Christian wife will join her husband in seeking to know what that will is. Then together they will seek to carry it out.

This is a wonderful picture. Do you think it seems too perfect? Our homes would be a lot happier if Christ was truly the head of the home, guiding and leading in all things.

A PRAYER:

Lord, may others see in me today the fact that I have submitted to your will as you submitted to the Father's.