1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
"The apostle Peter tells husbands to dwell with their wives with understanding, bestowing honor on them as the weaker vessel. We frequently miss Peter’s point because we were distracted by the fact that he
said 'weaker vessel,' which we take as insulting. Because of that we miss
that Peter is telling husbands to honor their wives, and we think it is not
an honor to have someone kindly overlook the fact of your inferiority.
Perhaps we should rethink this." -- Douglas Wilson, Bone of My Bones
There is a difference between delicate and deficient.
A bird's bones are delicate, but not deficient. They are beautiful, ornate and help one to fly. It would be nonsense to imply that a bird's wing is deficient compared to the wing of B-52. They are both wings and they both fly, but the one is not an improvement on the other. While the bird's wing may be more easily broken, it is easily more beautiful than the other.
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