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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The Bible says husbands are to rule over their wives:
Genesis 3:16 Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.
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I don't see why you came to the conclusion you did.
As you pointed out, the verse says "will rule over". It does not say "is to rule over". This verse is talking about the effects of sin in the fallen world:- The wife will try to control the husband but the husband in turn will dominate the wife. God is not endorsing this state of affairs in this verse.
What God desires is set out in Eph 5 v 21:- "Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ". As we all know, v 21 is the precursor to Eph 5 v 22 to 33 (the section on marital relations).