While a wife is responsible for working out her own salvation, in some cases the spiritual problem could have been avoided if the elder had ‘ fed and cherished ’ his wife, “as the Christ also does the congregation. ”
Kuigi naine vastutab ise oma pääsemise eest, oleks seda vaimset probleemi mõnel juhul saanud vältida, kui kogudusevanem oleks ’ toitnud ja hoidnud ’ oma naist, „nõnda nagu ka Issand kogudust ”.