Section 12
a wife. The wife does not help the husband; she helps God. The disposition of the wives helps God to bring forth approvedness in their husbands.
God is sovereign. Many of us realize that we have not only been called, but also caught. We must be a slave of Christ Jesus—we have no other choice. If I could have made another choice, I would have made it. Nevertheless, I must be the Lord's slave. Although we are the slaves of Christ, we lack approvedness. This troubles God and damages us. It also bothers the saints and the household of God. We help them on the one hand and hurt them on the other. By our light and our gift we help them; by our lack of ap provedness we hurt them. Thus, we need the approvedness which comes out of endurance.
Boasting in Hope of Sharing the Glory of God
Along with this approvedness, we have hope (5:4). What is this hope? It is the hope that one day we shall all be brought into the glory of God (5:2). Although we stand in grace and walk in peace, we are not yet in glory. But the day will come when we shall be brought into glory. What is glory? Glory is God Himself expressed. When ever God is expressed, that is glory. It is very similar to the expression of electrical current in