But here’s the thing: the Bible never presented submission as slavery. It was never a demand for women to shrink or silence themselves. Ephesians 5 says, “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” But just two verses down, the men are told: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

That’s not casual love. That’s sacrificial, protective, soul-deep love. And it puts as much weight, maybe even more, on the man as it does on the woman.

When you read the full passage, submission in marriage isn’t about losing your voice, blind obedience, or shrinking yourself. The Bible never presented it as slavery or silence. What it is about is partnership — two people carrying responsibility in different but equally important ways: one in loving leadership, the other in trusting support.

I’ll admit, the word used to make me uncomfortable. It felt like it erased individuality. But looking closer, I realised it’s not about erasing, it’s about reflecting. Reflecting love. Reflecting trust. Reflecting God’s design for unity that honours both voices.

The problem isn’t submission itself, it’s how we’ve misused it. Culture turned it into domination. Scripture calls it devotion.

So maybe the question isn’t should women still submit in 2025? Maybe it’s: are both of us willing to do the work — to love, to honour, to serve — the way God asked us to?

The Bible never asked women to lose themselves. It asked both men and women to give themselves.

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