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Lesson 6–The Wife’s Responsibilities

Study Assignment–Review Questions on Lesson 6

This assignment is intended to help you fully understand and remember what this lesson teaches.

1.  What is the meaning of submission?

2.  How is submission of a wife related to housekeeping?

3.  What is the responsibility of older women?

4.  What is true love, and where does it come from?

5.  How will a godly woman win an unsaved husband?

 

PERSONAL EVALUATION TEST 3

Check Up on Yourself as a Partner

Husband: Circle true or false to answer Questions 1-6 about yourself.  Then have your wife answer the questions about you from her perspective.

Wife:  Circle true or false to answer Questions 7-12 about yourself. Then have your husband answer the questions about you from his perspective.

 

1.  I always seek my wife’s welfare before my own.

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

2.  My wife’s opinion is unimportant; so I don’t consult her.

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

3.  I am accepting Christ’s leadership in my life.

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

4.  I lead the family regularly in Bible reading and prayer.

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

5.  I am thoughtless and ungentlemanly to my wife.

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

6.  I take into account the fact that my wife is “the weaker vessel.”

Husband’s answer:  T  F

Wife’s answer:  T  F

7.  My personal appearance is important.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

8.  I am resolved to treat my husband well only if he treats me well.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

9.  I accept advice willingly from older women.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

10.  I think love is just hugs and kisses.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

11.  I think it is proper to adorn myself with a meek and quiet spirit.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

12.  I am ignoring God’s order for a happy home.

Wife’s answer:  T  F

Husband’s answer:  T  F

 

Mark the statements about which you disagree. Pay special attention to these danger spots.

 

Click here to check your answers with the key.

 

Self-Check Test 6

How much have you retained?

In the space provided, mark the following statements “True” or “False.”

______ 1. The submissive wife can share opinions and plans with her husband.
______ 2. The wife should follow her husband and the husband should follow the leading of Christ.
______ 3. When husband and wife assert their independence, contention results.
______ 4. Submission to God can make distasteful tasks enjoyable.
______ 5. An invisible but real wall can separate husband and wife.
______ 6. Genuine love is kind, gentle, good, patient, and compassionate.
______ 7. Opinions of older women are obviously outdated and irrelevant for a young wife.
______ 8. The wife should give herself to her family to keep the home and to maintain a happy relationship with her children and husband.
______ 9. The wife’s most important adornment is a lovely outward appearance.
______ 10. While a meek and quiet spirit on the part of a wife might have been practical in earlier days, it is impractical in the modern domestic environment.

 

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Overview

  • Overview

Heart Change

  • Find New Life in Christ
  • Acknowledge Sin
  • Offer Genuine Repentance

Personal Transformation

  • Walk in the Spirit
  • Think Biblically
  • Behave Obediently

Healthy Relationships

  • Resolve Anger
  • Build a Healthy Marriage
  • Raise Godly Children

Godly Leadership

  • Lead by Biblical Principles
  • Communicate Biblical Truth
  • Counsel Using Biblical Standards

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