--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: To submit to anyone less than Christ is…" description: "\"To submit to anyone less than Christ is difficult in a marriage. Yet it is Christ who commands women to be submissive to their sinful, fallible husband..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/r-c-sproul-3-96224_christian_to-submit-to-anyone-less-than-christ-is_1279053.jpg" --- # To submit to anyone less than Christ is difficult in a… ![“To submit to anyone less than Christ is difficult in a marriage. Yet it is Christ who commands women to be submissive to their sinful, fallible husbands. In this sense Christ is the silent partner of the marriage. It is hard for a wife to submit when she disagrees with her husband. But when she…” quote by R C Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/r-c-sproul-3-96224_christian_to-submit-to-anyone-less-than-christ-is_1279053.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/r-c-sproul-3-96224_christian_to-submit-to-anyone-less-than-christ-is_1279053.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/r-c-sproul-3-96224_christian_to-submit-to-anyone-less-than-christ-is_1279053.jpg) > “To submit to anyone less than Christ is difficult in a marriage. Yet it is Christ who commands women to be submissive to their sinful, fallible husbands. In this sense Christ is the silent partner of the marriage. It is hard for a wife to submit when she disagrees with her husband. But when she knows her submission is an act of obedience to Christ and honors Christ, it is much less difficult.” [R C Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-3/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Submitting to Christ eases marital obedience, framing submission as reverence rather than conflict. **In simple terms:** Christ-centered obedience eases marital submission. Key Takeaway Align marriage with faith. Themes marriage obedience faith submission women Mood theological instructional Type Christian:1 Marriage:1 Obedience:1 Women:0 Obedience Christ:0 Marriage Christ:0 Wife Submit:0 Submit Christ:0 When to use this quote - Interpretations vary across denominations. 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