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For Married Women Only: Three Principles for Honoring Your Husband
How is a wife to love her husband? By learning three things, says Tony Evans: how to submit, seduce, and surrender to her husband. Out of these three principles a godly marriage will grow.For Married Women Only, pastor and author Tony Evans explores these three principles in a straight-forward yet encouraging manner. He unpacks the touchy topic of submission and lays out the rewards inherent in this biblical model. On seduction, Evans looks at the quality of attractiveness and how embodying it can be pleasing to your spouse and to God. And with surrender, readers will examine why a wife is the perfect helpmate for her husband and how to combat attitudes opposed to God’s design. Originally published in 2002 as Tony Evans Speaks Out on a Woman’s Role in the Home, this booklet has sold nearly 38,000 copies. Use it alone or with the companion volume, For Married Men Only
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First published April 20, 2010
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Tony Evans
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Anthony Tyrone "Tony" Evans Sr. is an American evangelical pastor, speaker, author, and widely syndicated radio and television broadcaster in the United States. Between 1976 and 2024, Evans served as senior pastor at the over-9,500-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas.
Anthony Tyrone "Tony" Evans Sr. is an American evangelical pastor, speaker, author, and widely syndicated radio and television broadcaster in the United States. Between 1976 and 2024, Evans served as senior pastor at the over-9,500-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas.
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December 21, 2017
How is a wife to love her husband - submit, seduce and surrender. That's what God wants. It's pleasing to Him. We're gonna put pressure on you feminists, give it up, God doesn't like it. You're supposed to be the inferior partner, just accept it or else we will be unhappy and you don't want that do you? DO YOU? You know what will happen, we are telling you, GOD will be displeased and that means He will PUNISH you. For husbands who'd like to do it themselves, there are many websites saying that Domestic Discipline is the proper way for their marriage.
On this website, there are many biblical verses justifying a husband beating his wife. It goes into implements, positions and number of lashes appropriate. However I believe all of that is just justification for this:
"This act also gives you, the husband, a release of anger and disappointment which allows your relationship to become immediately bonded in a closeness you may have otherwise never achieved.
This is the blurb
I've just been reading a book about the extremes of this, Infidel by the wonderful Ayaan Hirsi Ali and there she was railing against Islam for forcing women into this and here we have a Christian pastor saying yes, this is what God, Pastors, Men, Husbands want women to do.
What I would like to know is this. How come it is men who write the 'holy' books, how come it is men that all know exactly what God, who is male of course, wants? How come that each little sect of a religion says that no, other sects were wrong, this is what God wants and what He always wants is that men control women? And how come God is said to be merciful and compassionate, except when it comes to women?
Why do a lot of men the world over want women like this? Can't they handle strong, self-directed women who don't want to be their 'helpmates' but their friends and partners in marriage? Why not? You can't truly be friends with someone who has to obey you, who has to be submissive, because you can't truly know if they mean what they say or they are just pleasing you. You can only be friends with your equals. Submission in marriage should be a game to play in bed, just for fun. Out of bed, friends and equals have much more fun, honest.
On this website, there are many biblical verses justifying a husband beating his wife. It goes into implements, positions and number of lashes appropriate. However I believe all of that is just justification for this:
"This act also gives you, the husband, a release of anger and disappointment which allows your relationship to become immediately bonded in a closeness you may have otherwise never achieved.
This is the blurb
I've just been reading a book about the extremes of this, Infidel by the wonderful Ayaan Hirsi Ali and there she was railing against Islam for forcing women into this and here we have a Christian pastor saying yes, this is what God, Pastors, Men, Husbands want women to do.
What I would like to know is this. How come it is men who write the 'holy' books, how come it is men that all know exactly what God, who is male of course, wants? How come that each little sect of a religion says that no, other sects were wrong, this is what God wants and what He always wants is that men control women? And how come God is said to be merciful and compassionate, except when it comes to women?
Why do a lot of men the world over want women like this? Can't they handle strong, self-directed women who don't want to be their 'helpmates' but their friends and partners in marriage? Why not? You can't truly be friends with someone who has to obey you, who has to be submissive, because you can't truly know if they mean what they say or they are just pleasing you. You can only be friends with your equals. Submission in marriage should be a game to play in bed, just for fun. Out of bed, friends and equals have much more fun, honest.
August 29, 2012
This is a more biblical view on how a marriage was created to run effectively. Lots of things in here the modern woman would abhore, but it really makes you think and strikes up great conversation in a study group. The only down side is, you can tell it was written by a man. Would have been slightly more effective woman to woman. I enjoyed it, lots of self-reflection.
November 27, 2012
This book is very scripture based and aims only at women. In this day and age you must fully rely on God and trust to put this book into play. It isn't for the faint at heart.
June 22, 2013
Contains a lot of information and biblical facts that I need to read, comprehend, and apply!
September 1, 2019
Good information to follow if you truly love the Lord and you are ok with making changes to yourself for the greater good of a healthy marriage. We as women think that we can change a man. Well, news flash, you can't. Only God can do this. You have to be willing to look at the man OR woman in the mirror as the late MJ sung in his song and MAKE THAT CHANGE.
April 22, 2015
First read on June 17, 2014
August 8, 2018
This is all information I've heard before. A title like "For Married Women Only", had me to believe the principles would contain more in depth, practical ideas than the broad overview of submission and seduction that it contained. It goes over how to submit respectfully and how to dress modestly in order to seduce your husband by your god-fearing heart.
These points are great and the story contains scripture references, but I need action items. I need something that contains a new take on these same topics or a study done where people are actually living these principles. I want interviews with people living these lives and to see how much it truly affects people today, not with people in the Old Testament who followed their husbands and became pregnant at an old age because of it. I just wanted more.
Very short, simple read if you are looking for references and beginning to learn how to be a Godly wife, but I've read dozens of marriage books similar and was looking for a deeper dive that was not in this book.
These points are great and the story contains scripture references, but I need action items. I need something that contains a new take on these same topics or a study done where people are actually living these principles. I want interviews with people living these lives and to see how much it truly affects people today, not with people in the Old Testament who followed their husbands and became pregnant at an old age because of it. I just wanted more.
Very short, simple read if you are looking for references and beginning to learn how to be a Godly wife, but I've read dozens of marriage books similar and was looking for a deeper dive that was not in this book.
June 12, 2025
I believe this book is the transcription of three sermons or sessions for women. I appreciate how thorough he is in spite of its short length, very biblical, and though he is a man, he’s able to understand some women’s objections and attempts to answer them. He’s brave in not kowtowing to PC. Helpful reminders for the most part, but some new insights to think about.
February 18, 2022
Such a good listen/ easy read … but real practical about how best to love and honor my husband…the companion guide for husbands I’m sure is just as awesome about how men too can love and cherish their wives.
December 7, 2022
I’m engaged— so I read it with hopes of getting back the biblical meaning of marriage. It’s scripture based. I enjoyed it. Bought it for my married friend.
December 7, 2017
Nothing new here but good reminders of Christian wifely priorities. Would probably be a good book to read at least once a year. It's a quick read too.
April 22, 2018
This is a wonderful book that really gets down deep with the main issue between many couples, specifically with this book, the role of wives is addressed. Tony Evans compares the relationship between husbands and wives as not of a master and servant but as a head and a body. Both parts equally important but with different roles to play and He goes on to state that the husband is primarily responsible for the health of the marriage and to see that the marriage functions according to God's plan and design. His goal in this short book is to give insight into the role of wives and identifies 3 main principles, submission, seduction and surrender. All three principles containing a word that we women have often deeply misunderstood and greatly fought against. Yet deep in our souls we long to have the type of fulfilling relationship with our spouses that meets our needs and glorifies God (often a stark contrast to what our relationship currently looks).
Many wives, myself included, have yearned for our husbands to step up to the plate and take their role as spiritual leader, protector, provider and comforter. Maybe we have even tried to push them, prod them, encourage, manipulate, coerce and fight them into meeting our emotional and physical needs, exhausted ourselves and discovered that we have gotten nowhere fast. In my case I found myself hurt, bitter, frustrated and disappointed, praying daily for God to heal and fix my marriage. I finally realized that unless I surrendered to God first by halting my attempts to make my marriage "better" and submitted to God by picking up and putting on the role He designed for me to wear as a wife- I would continue to be in the way of Him being able to bring my husband into line and into his proper role as well. So what is my role exactly as a wife? Ephesians 5:33 summarizes both the roles of husband and wife, "each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband"
Tony Even states that despite his emotions (even if they are the worst wife or the best wife) a husband is commanded to love his wife and a wife is commanded to respect her husband "even if he hasn't earned that respect"
With this all on the table let's now look at these principles in the scope of their true biblical definition and current application.
One issue I had for the longest time was with the word "submission" my belief was that women were somehow called to be inferior to their husbands and serve while being subjugated, used, and denied any identify or real purpose.
Submission is a word that I honestly struggled with at first. I thought it meant I was less than, that I was called to shove my identity, dreams, values and needs in a closet somewhere and become a slave to my husbands needs and desires. That by being commanded to submit, God saw me as less than equal to my husband. Despite the difficulty with this word, I continue to read hoping for better answers.
I found that right away Tony Evans addresses the misunderstanding of submission, acknowledges the long term struggle for many with this word, and highlights the truth that women are in fact EQUAL to men and both are created with high value and purpose. Recognizing equality, we then see the compassion of husband and wife to that of a head and a body- same value different roles and the fact that a home can no more thrive with 2 heads than an actual body could with 2 heads. Submission means to yield. A wife is to look to their husband for direction as a body looks to it's head. While I know that all are called to submit to God, leaders are called to submit to other leaders, fellow Christians are called to submit to each other, I didn't know how to submit to my husband in the true meaning of yielding.
Reading more, I discovered insight into how to yield to my husband through respect. While I long, and recognize my need to be loved despite my flaws, I never realized that respect should be given the same way- regardless if he is fulfilling his role or not. (The same way we are often called to honor and serve leaders who are not fulfilling the ideal).
Tony then shares that by a wife submitting (ultimately to God since it's God's design) she is able to rest and gain strength and assurance that God will guide her into a changed relationship.
Next, he address the inner person of a wife, being concerned with who we are with God and our walk with Him, allowing ourselves to fully and passionately peruse God which also enables Him to work within us. Are you someone who God can compliment who you are inside? Good question to ask. This pursuit of God results in inner transformation and the favor of God on us- a great reward.
Tony, knowing that these principles will be difficult for us, shares that by allowing God's grace to flow through us, He will empower us to do what we could not do by our own strength- namely, show respect to our husbands if it's difficult and you are challenged with this like I am.
This takes us to surrender, the concept that first acknowledges the fear we may have in submitting or yielding to our husbands, but promises that when we respect and submit, God responds by liberating us from our fears. It gives the realization that by submitting to our husband we are ultimately submitting to God's divine order for marriage and is honoring God. This honoring God creates an opportunity for changes to be produced within our husband (all without us having to nag, fight, lecture, complain or push) all of this results in true glorification of God and real representation of Christ.
I have a long ways to God but with God all is possible- this book has been a mighty tool beginning this process.
Read it open-minded, pray and ask God to open your eyes and your heart to the true meaning and value. This book is very insightful and can be a tool leading to personal and marital breakthrough if we are not closed minded by pride when we read it :)
Many wives, myself included, have yearned for our husbands to step up to the plate and take their role as spiritual leader, protector, provider and comforter. Maybe we have even tried to push them, prod them, encourage, manipulate, coerce and fight them into meeting our emotional and physical needs, exhausted ourselves and discovered that we have gotten nowhere fast. In my case I found myself hurt, bitter, frustrated and disappointed, praying daily for God to heal and fix my marriage. I finally realized that unless I surrendered to God first by halting my attempts to make my marriage "better" and submitted to God by picking up and putting on the role He designed for me to wear as a wife- I would continue to be in the way of Him being able to bring my husband into line and into his proper role as well. So what is my role exactly as a wife? Ephesians 5:33 summarizes both the roles of husband and wife, "each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband"
Tony Even states that despite his emotions (even if they are the worst wife or the best wife) a husband is commanded to love his wife and a wife is commanded to respect her husband "even if he hasn't earned that respect"
With this all on the table let's now look at these principles in the scope of their true biblical definition and current application.
One issue I had for the longest time was with the word "submission" my belief was that women were somehow called to be inferior to their husbands and serve while being subjugated, used, and denied any identify or real purpose.
Submission is a word that I honestly struggled with at first. I thought it meant I was less than, that I was called to shove my identity, dreams, values and needs in a closet somewhere and become a slave to my husbands needs and desires. That by being commanded to submit, God saw me as less than equal to my husband. Despite the difficulty with this word, I continue to read hoping for better answers.
I found that right away Tony Evans addresses the misunderstanding of submission, acknowledges the long term struggle for many with this word, and highlights the truth that women are in fact EQUAL to men and both are created with high value and purpose. Recognizing equality, we then see the compassion of husband and wife to that of a head and a body- same value different roles and the fact that a home can no more thrive with 2 heads than an actual body could with 2 heads. Submission means to yield. A wife is to look to their husband for direction as a body looks to it's head. While I know that all are called to submit to God, leaders are called to submit to other leaders, fellow Christians are called to submit to each other, I didn't know how to submit to my husband in the true meaning of yielding.
Reading more, I discovered insight into how to yield to my husband through respect. While I long, and recognize my need to be loved despite my flaws, I never realized that respect should be given the same way- regardless if he is fulfilling his role or not. (The same way we are often called to honor and serve leaders who are not fulfilling the ideal).
Tony then shares that by a wife submitting (ultimately to God since it's God's design) she is able to rest and gain strength and assurance that God will guide her into a changed relationship.
Next, he address the inner person of a wife, being concerned with who we are with God and our walk with Him, allowing ourselves to fully and passionately peruse God which also enables Him to work within us. Are you someone who God can compliment who you are inside? Good question to ask. This pursuit of God results in inner transformation and the favor of God on us- a great reward.
Tony, knowing that these principles will be difficult for us, shares that by allowing God's grace to flow through us, He will empower us to do what we could not do by our own strength- namely, show respect to our husbands if it's difficult and you are challenged with this like I am.
This takes us to surrender, the concept that first acknowledges the fear we may have in submitting or yielding to our husbands, but promises that when we respect and submit, God responds by liberating us from our fears. It gives the realization that by submitting to our husband we are ultimately submitting to God's divine order for marriage and is honoring God. This honoring God creates an opportunity for changes to be produced within our husband (all without us having to nag, fight, lecture, complain or push) all of this results in true glorification of God and real representation of Christ.
I have a long ways to God but with God all is possible- this book has been a mighty tool beginning this process.
Read it open-minded, pray and ask God to open your eyes and your heart to the true meaning and value. This book is very insightful and can be a tool leading to personal and marital breakthrough if we are not closed minded by pride when we read it :)
November 3, 2021
Read this book if you want to be told how you are doing everything wrong. Seriously, he spends the entire book scolding "many women." The Biblical principals are sound, and those of us who are working hard to be Godly wives do NOT need to listen to this misogynistic outdated nag.
September 21, 2023
BOOK TITLE: For Married Women Only (Three Principles For Honouring Your Husband)
AUTHOR: Tony Evans
NUMBER OF PAGES: 48
GENRE: Non-fiction
REVIEW
This book focuses on the role of married women in the home and how to honour your husband.
Men need to take responsibility for their roles in the home as the spiritual leader.
The author, Tony Evans emphasized briefly on wives submitting to their husbands as instructed in God's word.
It takes respect for a wife to forego criticizing or manipulating her husband even when she has a valid point.~ Tony Evans
This very statement stood out for me which is that both men and women have equal worth in God’s eyes. A home is designed to function with two heads likewise the human body is not meant to function with two heads.
Whenever a person chooses to operate outside of God's standard, God will not respond to that person because he will partake in or endorse rebellion. When a wife decides to be a heartmate rather than a helpmate the marriage will be turned upside down, thereby enabling the enemy to sow spiritual chaos in your home.
For women who want to please the Lord in their marriage just often ignore the people on the other side of the glass. This means going against what friends, Television so telling regarding marriage and focus on God's word.
God wants women that know him to be well arranged and attractive in their spirit. In the sense that they are able to get the attention of their husband and the world. It brought to my notice that for me to get the right attention I should be decent in my appearance.
A woman who seeks to be alluring to her husband should be a woman who has passion for God. Entering marriage with the idea of whipping your spouse to shape only setsyou up for frustration. Marriage is about accomplishing the purpose of God in your life. It is designed by God to strengthen the capability of each partner to rule the sphere where God has placed them.
Christian wives need Godly women who won't give them bad advice as regards to their marriage. I realized that God will not ask the husband about his wife but rather what he did with theresponsibility of the leadership he was given. It is the husband's responsibility to manage the home by addressing what happens in it with the view to how it aligns with the word of God.
He gave an illustration using Adam and Eve to explain when a man refuses to take up his leadership position as the man of the home and pushes it to the woman. The author didn't fail to use Bible quotations to buttress his point.
The only time a wife is expected to go against her husband is when he tries to make her do something that is contrary to the will of God.
I strongly recommend this wonderful book to women, who want to know the undiluted truth on what it takes to be a wife who wants to fulfill your role in the home from a biblical standpoint.
AUTHOR: Tony Evans
NUMBER OF PAGES: 48
GENRE: Non-fiction
REVIEW
This book focuses on the role of married women in the home and how to honour your husband.
Men need to take responsibility for their roles in the home as the spiritual leader.
The author, Tony Evans emphasized briefly on wives submitting to their husbands as instructed in God's word.
It takes respect for a wife to forego criticizing or manipulating her husband even when she has a valid point.~ Tony Evans
This very statement stood out for me which is that both men and women have equal worth in God’s eyes. A home is designed to function with two heads likewise the human body is not meant to function with two heads.
Whenever a person chooses to operate outside of God's standard, God will not respond to that person because he will partake in or endorse rebellion. When a wife decides to be a heartmate rather than a helpmate the marriage will be turned upside down, thereby enabling the enemy to sow spiritual chaos in your home.
For women who want to please the Lord in their marriage just often ignore the people on the other side of the glass. This means going against what friends, Television so telling regarding marriage and focus on God's word.
God wants women that know him to be well arranged and attractive in their spirit. In the sense that they are able to get the attention of their husband and the world. It brought to my notice that for me to get the right attention I should be decent in my appearance.
A woman who seeks to be alluring to her husband should be a woman who has passion for God. Entering marriage with the idea of whipping your spouse to shape only setsyou up for frustration. Marriage is about accomplishing the purpose of God in your life. It is designed by God to strengthen the capability of each partner to rule the sphere where God has placed them.
Christian wives need Godly women who won't give them bad advice as regards to their marriage. I realized that God will not ask the husband about his wife but rather what he did with theresponsibility of the leadership he was given. It is the husband's responsibility to manage the home by addressing what happens in it with the view to how it aligns with the word of God.
He gave an illustration using Adam and Eve to explain when a man refuses to take up his leadership position as the man of the home and pushes it to the woman. The author didn't fail to use Bible quotations to buttress his point.
The only time a wife is expected to go against her husband is when he tries to make her do something that is contrary to the will of God.
I strongly recommend this wonderful book to women, who want to know the undiluted truth on what it takes to be a wife who wants to fulfill your role in the home from a biblical standpoint.
April 15, 2023
This book covered 3 areas or principles:
1. Submit
2. Seduce
3. Sanctity
I enjoyed some things that I already was familiar with such as the man is the protector, provider, and priest/pastor for his wife/significant other/spouse. The woman is to honor and respect her husband, which was repeatedly stated throughout the entire read. If you are lined with the man of YHWH, the one that God assigned and created for you, and you are not going after your own desires and lists in a man--then you will have no problem surrendering, submitting, seducing and loving, and sanctifying and following your husband's lead. I learned recently from Pastor Deitrick Haddon on I Am Woman and read it here that "head" is "lead" or "leader" in the house. Yet you can still give advice and follow your own careers, not tied only under husbands however we are to let them lead in the household. We as women, being independent and learning to do things solo for so long it is hard to let go of the reigns. I am blessed I met someone I have no issue doing such with, and still waiting for that day where we are as one, covenant, since are already committed.
It was an okay read and took some notes.
I borrowed an eBook copy from Library
1. Submit
2. Seduce
3. Sanctity
I enjoyed some things that I already was familiar with such as the man is the protector, provider, and priest/pastor for his wife/significant other/spouse. The woman is to honor and respect her husband, which was repeatedly stated throughout the entire read. If you are lined with the man of YHWH, the one that God assigned and created for you, and you are not going after your own desires and lists in a man--then you will have no problem surrendering, submitting, seducing and loving, and sanctifying and following your husband's lead. I learned recently from Pastor Deitrick Haddon on I Am Woman and read it here that "head" is "lead" or "leader" in the house. Yet you can still give advice and follow your own careers, not tied only under husbands however we are to let them lead in the household. We as women, being independent and learning to do things solo for so long it is hard to let go of the reigns. I am blessed I met someone I have no issue doing such with, and still waiting for that day where we are as one, covenant, since are already committed.
It was an okay read and took some notes.
I borrowed an eBook copy from Library
November 21, 2020
I listened to the audio version.
The 3 principles:
1. Submit (Ephesians 5)
2. Seduce (not Biblical)
3. Surrender (same as #1)
Dr. Evans is correct about Principle 1. All of his examples describe the concept presented in Scripture well. I appreciate that he understands how difficult it is for modern women to understand and apply submission in marriage because culture is totally against it.
Principle #2 is where Dr. Evans lost me. He used 1 Peter 3 as his Scriptural basis, but I think that he misapplied it. God does not call wives to be seductive. In Ephesians 5, Paul writes that wives are to respect (submit to) husbands' leadership as the church respects (submits to) Christ's leadership because He is the Savior of the Body of Christ. We are not to seduce Christ, so we don't need to seduce our husbands.
Principle #3 is just a repeat of Principle #1. Submission is surrender of one's own will to follow the will of another.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to women for understanding wives' role in marriage. Kingdom Woman by Tony Evans and Crystal Evans-Hurst is a better book for that.
The 3 principles:
1. Submit (Ephesians 5)
2. Seduce (not Biblical)
3. Surrender (same as #1)
Dr. Evans is correct about Principle 1. All of his examples describe the concept presented in Scripture well. I appreciate that he understands how difficult it is for modern women to understand and apply submission in marriage because culture is totally against it.
Principle #2 is where Dr. Evans lost me. He used 1 Peter 3 as his Scriptural basis, but I think that he misapplied it. God does not call wives to be seductive. In Ephesians 5, Paul writes that wives are to respect (submit to) husbands' leadership as the church respects (submits to) Christ's leadership because He is the Savior of the Body of Christ. We are not to seduce Christ, so we don't need to seduce our husbands.
Principle #3 is just a repeat of Principle #1. Submission is surrender of one's own will to follow the will of another.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to women for understanding wives' role in marriage. Kingdom Woman by Tony Evans and Crystal Evans-Hurst is a better book for that.
July 31, 2024
**Book Review: *For Married Women Only* by Tony Evans**
*For Married Women Only* by Tony Evans offers profound insights into marriage from a biblical perspective, focusing on the roles of wives. Evans' writing is both engaging and enlightening, prompting deep self-reflection and fostering a better understanding of marital dynamics.
Reading this book led me to a heartfelt realization about my own marriage. It encouraged me to repent to my husband for not allowing him to take the lead and for not fully trusting him. Evans' approach is compassionate yet firm, emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and biblical principles in strengthening the marital bond.
Tony Evans does a phenomenal job of addressing complex issues with clarity and wisdom. This book is a must-read for any wife seeking to enrich her marriage and understand her role through the lens of faith.
*For Married Women Only* by Tony Evans offers profound insights into marriage from a biblical perspective, focusing on the roles of wives. Evans' writing is both engaging and enlightening, prompting deep self-reflection and fostering a better understanding of marital dynamics.
Reading this book led me to a heartfelt realization about my own marriage. It encouraged me to repent to my husband for not allowing him to take the lead and for not fully trusting him. Evans' approach is compassionate yet firm, emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and biblical principles in strengthening the marital bond.
Tony Evans does a phenomenal job of addressing complex issues with clarity and wisdom. This book is a must-read for any wife seeking to enrich her marriage and understand her role through the lens of faith.
December 18, 2019
This book,
For Married Women Only: Three Principles for Honoring Your Husband
by Tony Evans, though pontificating to the women, is a good read for women of such substance to stand the pontification in the first place. It is Christian as it comes, and all Christian husbands should be heading to the nearest bookstore to get a copy of this book for their wives.
SPOILER ALERT: Slay Queens, Miss Independents, Toxic Feminists ... you need to go back to your God.
SPOILER ALERT: Slay Queens, Miss Independents, Toxic Feminists ... you need to go back to your God.
February 23, 2023
I highly recommend this book to any woman who really wants to understand what it is to be a Godly wife. The world has stereotyped what a wife should be like, but that is totally different from how the Bible teaches us to be.
“A woman who wants to please God and become truly alluring to her husband must be a woman who is in passionate pursuit of God, seeking to be in His presence so she can be transformed into the image of His glory. When God is your focus, ladies, He will give you the "imperishable quality" that the Bible calls "a gentle and quiet spirit."”
“The definition of a spiritual man or a spiritual woman is not someone who does spiritual things like reads their Bible, prays, or goes to church. The definition of a spiritual individual is someone who sees things spiritually.”
“A woman who wants to please God and become truly alluring to her husband must be a woman who is in passionate pursuit of God, seeking to be in His presence so she can be transformed into the image of His glory. When God is your focus, ladies, He will give you the "imperishable quality" that the Bible calls "a gentle and quiet spirit."”
“The definition of a spiritual man or a spiritual woman is not someone who does spiritual things like reads their Bible, prays, or goes to church. The definition of a spiritual individual is someone who sees things spiritually.”
January 14, 2025
It’s a good read that not everyone might be ready for. I recommend reading “kingdom woman” before reading this, so you will have a better understanding of the high regards in which the bible holds women and will be less likely to be rubbed the wrong way by this book. Tony Evans doesn’t sugarcoat and is not afraid to put anyone (man or woman) in their place but with this book being tailored for women I suppose some of us could mistake this book and be offended.
The language is easy to understand, it’s an easy read while still offering plenty of food for thought. It mainly addresses the woman’s role in challenges within a marriage. It could have elaborated more on the power and blessings of unity but either way it’s giving women sound advice on how to make it through rocky times.
The language is easy to understand, it’s an easy read while still offering plenty of food for thought. It mainly addresses the woman’s role in challenges within a marriage. It could have elaborated more on the power and blessings of unity but either way it’s giving women sound advice on how to make it through rocky times.
August 7, 2023
So Good!
This book is a very short read, which I like, but is jammed pack with so much spiritual wisdom and truth! I am getting married in a few weeks, and my prayer is to be a godly submissive wife and help meet to my future husband. Submission truly is not a bad word, it is actually freedom, and Dr. Evans so eloquently explains what submission looks like and the freedom that comes with it. I also love how he expounds on 1 Peter 3, a chapter I had been reading before reading this book. If you are engaged or married, this book is definitely a spiritual arsenal you need to have on hand. Oh, I also love how he tied Adam and Eve story into the theme of submission as well.
This book is a very short read, which I like, but is jammed pack with so much spiritual wisdom and truth! I am getting married in a few weeks, and my prayer is to be a godly submissive wife and help meet to my future husband. Submission truly is not a bad word, it is actually freedom, and Dr. Evans so eloquently explains what submission looks like and the freedom that comes with it. I also love how he expounds on 1 Peter 3, a chapter I had been reading before reading this book. If you are engaged or married, this book is definitely a spiritual arsenal you need to have on hand. Oh, I also love how he tied Adam and Eve story into the theme of submission as well.
July 14, 2020
Short and straight to the point.
God created humans.
God created marriage
God knows best how both work.
Listen to God.
In this book, we see 3 ways women in a marriage can give honour, first to God, creator, and then to their husband. Key point for me is the understanding that we do all this first with God as our audience. God is the one who makes us who we ought to be so we submit and surrender to our Father, only then can we do it properly to our husbands.
One thing though, not too clear on the difference between submit and surrender.
God created humans.
God created marriage
God knows best how both work.
Listen to God.
In this book, we see 3 ways women in a marriage can give honour, first to God, creator, and then to their husband. Key point for me is the understanding that we do all this first with God as our audience. God is the one who makes us who we ought to be so we submit and surrender to our Father, only then can we do it properly to our husbands.
One thing though, not too clear on the difference between submit and surrender.
August 7, 2021
Making God's way my way
Dr Tony explained respect for me in a way that for the first time I understood what is meant. I am excited to start molling it over in my thinking and in my heart as I trust the Lord to provide a godly husband. Also, he rang true as to how well God has provided for my needs in the roles of both husband and wife when we choose to make His way our way. I am so grateful for the Word of God and Dr Tony Evans to give clarity and a road map for how to apply God's truths in this generation.
Dr Tony explained respect for me in a way that for the first time I understood what is meant. I am excited to start molling it over in my thinking and in my heart as I trust the Lord to provide a godly husband. Also, he rang true as to how well God has provided for my needs in the roles of both husband and wife when we choose to make His way our way. I am so grateful for the Word of God and Dr Tony Evans to give clarity and a road map for how to apply God's truths in this generation.
June 11, 2019
This book is a look at the Godly roles for a wife. Tony Evans speaks to three principles for a wife to honor her husband. The section about submitting to your husband is about respecting your spouse. The section on seducing your husband means to do good works and be a spiritual being. The third section is about surrendering to your husband. This part talks about how the wife should help the husband run a Godly household. I found it helpful.
May 23, 2024
The book "For Married Women Only" is written for women. Whether already married or hoping to be some day, Evans answers the question of "How is a Wife to Love Her Husband?" and outlines three key principles for fostering a godly marriage: submission, seduction, and surrender. Evans suggests that by understanding and applying these principles, wives can nurture a strong and fulfilling relationship with their husbands. It is a quick read that I would definitely recommend to others.
November 29, 2024
It has good information and talks about needed topics, but I feel this is more for someone who hasn’t had a lot of access to other like materials.
Some things can come across in the wrong way by the way it is worded, but the author consistently reminds the readers of his intentions and also the fact that men need to take responsibility as well.
The three essentials that the book lists from the beginning and throughout can also give a bit of the wrong idea about the premise.
Some things can come across in the wrong way by the way it is worded, but the author consistently reminds the readers of his intentions and also the fact that men need to take responsibility as well.
The three essentials that the book lists from the beginning and throughout can also give a bit of the wrong idea about the premise.
July 17, 2025
I’m not married or a woman, so some of this content is hard to imagine asking another person to commit to, but so are so many aspects of the concept of being a husband. Ultimately, the truth here is simple and straightforward and incredibly hard to swallow. The marriage relationship asks more of us than any other. I don’t know how one could expect to do it without daily committing the decision to Jesus rather than the spouse.
September 3, 2018
Ladies, Read This Book
This is Dr. Evan's second of three short books on marriage. The other two are directed at the role of men and the role of marriage. This one deals with the role of women in marriage. Some women will not like what it says but Dr. Evan's is consistently true to the Book (the Bible).
This is Dr. Evan's second of three short books on marriage. The other two are directed at the role of men and the role of marriage. This one deals with the role of women in marriage. Some women will not like what it says but Dr. Evan's is consistently true to the Book (the Bible).
December 1, 2018
This is a good starter book on Biblical marriage for the wife. It's a very short book. There are definitely better books out there that really go into what that looks like in real life. I read and discussed this book with other women, and that really helped. However, all the women in my group have also read the better books and done Bible study on it. So this was just a good reminder.
July 2, 2020
Great book!!
Praying to become the Godly wife pleasing in God's sight. To God Be the Glory!! HALLELUJAH!!! Lord create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit in me. So that I will respect and honor My Beautiful Husband Sterling. Help me to lean more and trust you more God. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. TGBTG
Praying to become the Godly wife pleasing in God's sight. To God Be the Glory!! HALLELUJAH!!! Lord create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit in me. So that I will respect and honor My Beautiful Husband Sterling. Help me to lean more and trust you more God. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. TGBTG
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