My wife decided some time ago to call me Lord, after 1 Peter 3:5-6. It took a little getting used to really, and after a short time I asked that if she felt inclined towards referring to me with such a title of respect that she change it from lord to master. She was kind enough to do so, and has called me master ever since. It suits us both, and is in line with scripture. My wife is a good wife indeed.
The question of whether or not a wife should call her husband lord is addressed in Hard Sayings of the Bible. To us, it doesn’t seem to be all that “hard” of a saying in scripture, but to many it seems to be a difficult saying to accept and implement. That’s a pity indeed.
For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
lord \ˈlȯrd\ noun
[Middle English loverd, lord, from Old English hlāford, from hlāf loaf + weard keeper — more at loaf, ward]
(before 12th century)
1 : one having power and authority over others:
a : a ruler by hereditary right or preeminence to whom service and obedience are due
b : one of whom a fee or estate is held in feudal tenure
c : an owner of land or other real property
d obsolete : the male head of a household
e : husband
f : one that has achieved mastery or that exercises leadership or great power in some area 〈a drug lord〉
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