Colossians 3:19: Why Unloving Harsh Husbands Should Be a Myth

July 09, 2022

Jeff Harrington

In this text, Paul turns his attention to husbands and cautions them not to be harsh with their wives. The ancient world emphasized a husband's rights but the Bible emphasizes a husband's responsibility. For all the criticism leveled against Christianity's view of husband/wife relationships today in the first century, it was on the cutting edge.