I beg to differ. I used to manage restaurants. I managed them quite well. However, I still fell under the authority of the District Manager and the Area Supervisor.Originally posted by Hope of Glory:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by webdog:
I fail to understand your reasoning here...
Manage
MAN'AGE, v.t.
1. To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of ; as, to manage a farm; to manage the affairs of a family .
To "manage" means to be in charge of with the final say. A wife cannot hold the position of "manager" of the house...while falling under the authority of her husband.
My wife manages our house quite well. However, she does submit to my authority. </font>[/QUOTE]Your restaurant analogy has flaws. The Bible says that husbands are to be the head of the home in the way Christ is the head of the Church. There is no "district manager" over the husband. God is the only one over the husband as far as authority goes in the home. If you allow your wife to manage your household, you go against...
1Ti 3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife , managing their children and their own households competently
Notice it does not permit the managing of the home to be given over to the wife.