How can a believing wife win her unbelieving husband to Christ?
A believing wife wins an unbelieving husband by living in subjection and an exemplary Christian life before him, not by preaching, nagging, dragging him to church, or relying on television ministry. Her chaste conduct, coupled with fear and a meek, quiet spirit, is the hidden heart adornment God values.
Les teaches from I Peter 3 that a believing wife should be in subjection to her own husband. If the husband does not obey the word, he may be won without the word—without preaching at him, without dragging him to church, and without bringing him under the television ministry. He is not won by preaching or nagging but by the manner of living of the wife, while he beholds her chaste manner of living coupled with fear. Her adorning is not the outward adorning of braiding hair, wearing gold, or putting on apparel; rather, she wins her husband by the hidden man of the heart, the born-again spirit within her, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. Les explains that Peter is admonishing the believing wife not to nag, preach at, or try to drag her unbelieving husband to church, because that will not work. Instead, she lives an exemplary Christian life in front of him.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
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