But the first and most fundamental sin that a man commits is forgetting that he is responsible for all of them. If we are talking about Bob and Suzie Smith, Bob is responsible for Bob’s sins, Suzy is responsible for Suzy’s sins, and Bob is responsible for all the Smiths’ sins. The man is the head, whether he wants to be or not, and the only choice is whether he will be a good head or a bad head. He cannot not be a head. Even if the man abandons his family and flies to the other end of the country, his empty chair still dominates the table. He is still teaching about what headship is, but his
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