i have a question

[Jacksmom]

what do you ladies think of this i know a woman who is married, & her husband has forced himself on her. i know that womans groups say that that is rape but i was wondering i what your opinions were & if anyone knows what the churches opinion is of this thanks

[Walker]

While women are commanded to submit to their husband, the husband is required to be respectful of his wife's wishes.

Rape is a crime of power, not sex.

It can be committed by a husband against a wife.

[Lisababy]

:agree

100% - it doesn't matter if the offender and the victim are married, it is still a crime.

the wife needs to report this, things like this never go away or stop on their own, it will only escalate. i speak from personal experience as a victim of abuse.

[Rinji]

It's not only rape, but if a husband tries to do something ungodly, the wife has grounds to not go along with it.

If the husband failed in his duty of being the head of the house hold in the first place, by making sure the wife knows what is and what is not of God, then she will come across this problem of not knowing if rape by her husband is wrong or anything else for that matter.

From what I see in your post, it seems like he did two things wrong. He didn't make sure she knew the word correctly if she has to sit there and and figure out if what he did is right or wrong, and he raped her. So the the problems started way before the rape occurred.

[rose4christ]

If a husband forces himself on his wife and she is not will that is called rape. Because if was taken by force not in love. God never said for a husband to force his wife to do anything. The wife is to respect her husband and the husband is to respect his wife in the same.:pray

[lookingup]

In 100% agreement with all of the posters. :pray

[willow]

In 100% agreement with all of the posters. :pray

Yep.

[ChristianGal]

In 100% agreement with all of the posters. :pray

:agree

[NewWorldOrder]

I'm very reluctant to give any advice based on two sentences and hearsay.

Scripture tells spouses not to deny one another, but each spouse is also given instructions on behavior. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the Church, and wives are to submit to and respect their husbands. Seems to me that neither one is adhering the instructions, but it's impossible to say without more information.

[Jacksmom]

thanks ladies for all your input