1 Corinthians 11:3,12 (NKJV) But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God….For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.
Based on the above passage, God has ordained a divine order of God, Christ, husband, and wife. We also see this in the book of Genesis, where He created everything in six days and rested on the seventh. God is a God of order, and there is a line of submission concerning God, Christ, man, and woman.
The head of Christ is God. We worship a triune God. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are equal in power and attributes. Yet, the functional role of the Heavenly Father carries more authority and serves as a leadership role within the Trinity.
The Holy Spirit brought about creation after God the Father had spoken the Word. Jesus was the spoken Word at the time of creation; He was the Word made flesh and walked among men. Therefore, we see that the Trinity, though equal in status, has different functional roles, and each operates well in its own right. There is no schism in the Triune God because they are one, and they are clear about their roles. If the different roles within the Trinity had refused to do what was intended, the world would not have been created! The Triune God intended to make the world with land and sea, fish, birds, animals, Adam, Eve, and everything in the heavens. It was perfectly executed and in order because the world was created through the creative power of the Holy Spirit once God had spoken it into being.
Acts 10:38 (NKJV) how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Jesus went about doing what was intended—setting the oppressed free and healing the sick. Jesus said that He does whatever He sees the Father doing (John 5:19) and only speaks on matters when God the Father tells Him to speak (John 8:26). He told Philip and the disciples that they had seen the Father when they saw Him because He and the Father are one (John 14:9-11).
It would be chaotic if God the Father had spoken, but Jesus refused to submit to His will, and the Holy Spirit also refused to empower Jesus! However, each of them played their roles, and everything was done in order.
Therefore, just as the Trinity operates harmoniously with distinct roles, if a couple sees themselves as one flesh but recognises and accepts that each has different functional roles and positions within the family, they will achieve complete unity, and the marriage will prosper.
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祂是位有次序的神
哥林多前书 11:3,12 我愿意你们知道，基督是各人的头，男人是女人的头，神是基督的头。…因为女人原是由男人而出，男人也是由女人而出，但万有都是出乎神。
根据以上经文，我们看到神所设立的神圣次序是：神、基督、丈夫与妻子。在创世记中我们也可以看见这点——神用了六天创造天地，第七天安息。神是一位有次序的神，在祂所设立的秩序中，关于神、基督、男人和女人之间有一条清晰的权柄与顺服的线。
基督的头是天父。我们所敬拜的是三位一体的神——圣父、圣子与圣灵。他们在能力与属性上完全平等，然而在职分功能上，天父承担的是更有权柄的领导角色。
圣灵在父神说出圣言后运行，成就了创世之工。耶稣就是那道被说出的“话”，祂是道成了肉身，住在我们中间。由此可见，三位一体的上帝虽位格同等，却各有其职分，各按其职完美配合。三一神之间毫无分裂，因他们本为一，且对各自身份有清晰的认知。倘若三位格拒绝履行各自的职分，世界便无从被造！三一神定意要创造天地，造陆海、鱼鸟、走兽，并亚当夏娃及天堂万象。因着父神发命、圣灵大能运行，整个创造之工井然有序、完美成就。
使徒行传 10:38 神怎样以圣灵和能力膏拿撒勒人耶稣，这都是你们知道的。他周流四方，行善事，医好凡被魔鬼压制的人，因为神与他同在。
耶稣成就了天父所定的使命——释放受压制的人、医治病人。正如祂自己所说：“我实实在在地告诉你们，子凭着自己不能作什么，惟有看见父所作的，子才能作；父所作的事，子也照样作。”（约翰福音 5:19）又说：“我在他那里听见的，我就传给世人。”（约翰福音 8:26）耶稣也对腓力和门徒们说：“人看见了我，就是看见了父……我在父里面，父在我里面。”（约翰福音 14:9-11）
如果当天父说话时，耶稣拒绝顺服祂的旨意，而圣灵也不愿意赋予耶稣能力，那将是一场混乱！但事实是，三位一体的神各司其职，万事都按着神的旨意、有次序地完成了。
因此，正如三位一体的神在不同职能中和谐配搭、彼此成全；夫妻若也能看自己为“一体”，并且认识并接纳彼此在家庭中的不同角色与职分，就能够达到完全的合一，使得婚姻兴盛。
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