‘I found freedom in submission’

Growing up feminist, Kate Orson was initially disgusted by Ephesians 5. But she says she has learned to trust that God’s way is best

The first time I read about wives submitting to their

husbands in the letters of Paul I felt like throwing my Bible across the room. I’d had an encounter with God and, although I felt sceptical about the Bible, I decided I’d just give it a read and see how much I thought was true. When I got to the bit about wives submitting I was certain, I thought to myself, ‘’this can’t be the word of God, it must have been corrupted and altered!’’