Liberated Through Submission: God's Design for Freedom in All Relationships

by P.B. Wilson

P. B. "Bunny" Wilson's bestselling book, Liberated Through Submission (over 140,000 copies sold), now has a new look and offers more readers a biblical perspective of God's plan for submission. A strong woman married to a strong man, Bunny Wilson struggled to understand godly submission. As she studied God's Word, the truth liberated Submission doesn't tear down relationships, it builds them up and sets people free. This exploration of an often misunderstood topic helps readers discover— Everyone will find a powerful truth in the principle of submission as our Creator intended.

Genres: Marriage, Nonfiction, Christian, Relationships, Christianity

193 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

also published under the name Bunny Wilson

P. Bunny Wilson, founder and president of New Dawn Productions, is a gifted author, counselor, speaker and teacher. She speaks to thousands of people across the United States, as well as internationally, on the principals of healing past hurts, finding your life long love and maintaining a great marriage.

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great read PRIOR to marriage.

[Latonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book isn't for the weak at heart woman who wants to be liberated by the world's standard and compete with men. This book is for the woman who wants to know that through the challenge of submission, there is a beauty about submission that brings out the grace and femininity that God put in women. That place of submission is at God's feet. It's not a place of degradation, but a place of elevation.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can you believe I read this book?! I did. I found it to be very enlightening. I'm very stubborn and independent; thus, reading a book on this topic meant swallowing my pride. However, I am glad I read it and that I was able to discover all of the positive impacts submission truly brings.

[Jayna Baas · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You can wait patiently for the Fourth of July to arrive to enjoy the brilliant fireworks. Or you can mention the word ‘submission’ to a group of women!”

With those words, Bunny Wilson begins a thoughtful, biblical, pointed yet friendly look at what submission is and what it means—for everyone. It’s not a long book, and this won’t be a long review, but it’s a good book and one that will make you think.

If, at the back of your mind, there’s been a nagging idea that “submission is only for married women—how unfair,” this book is for you. The author stands firmly on the principle of biblical submission in a marriage context, but she also unpacks the power of submission for everyone in all contexts of life. With honesty about her own journey, she breaks this highly controversial subject down into practical applications and convicting heart challenges. My stubborn human nature doesn’t like it. But even in this, Christ is our example, and this book demonstrates that.

Helpful Q&A sections offer some extra insight into how this principle applies in different situations, and the book’s divisions for married men, married women, and single men and women are also helpful. The author provides plenty of examples from her own life, both of times she did things God’s way and times she did things her own way. It’s a balanced biblical viewpoint on a subject that our sinful nature much maligns, and I plan to reread it when I need to remember that God’s divine order is a beautiful thing in all areas of life.

Content warnings: mentions of marital intimacy and infidelity
Bible versions used: KJV, NASB, NIV

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[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

I always find the portrayal of women in books like this to be quite interesting. In a depressing way, of course. In this book she is rebellious, argumentative, controlling and defensive. The depiction of men is equally as distorted and sad. He is weak, lazy, fumbling, and manipulative.

Obviously I don't relate to any of these depictions. I find the author's reasoning suspect and her idea that men and women conform to the Adam / Eve archetype to be laughable.

Oh... and I thought the way she advised single girls to submit to their employers as if they were husbands to be creepy.

[Rozsa-Hrabinski Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book, I thought! I found it short; there were few tactful ways to approach submission, especially when there is past baggage, hurt, and complex situations within a marriage involved. However, I would recommend this as a starting point to understand submission in each aspect and position (husband, wife, or single).

[Nilah Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book at McKays a couple weeks ago and was intrigued by the title. It has definitely grown my understanding of what took place in the Garden between the serpent, Adam and Eve. With the consequences of sin entering the world, submission for man and woman under God was under attack and everyone struggles with this idea/practice even today (Christian or not).

P.B. Does a great job at explaining gently and honestly the beauty and liberation of submitting. She gives personal examples of her own life that reveal how this has been a struggle for her and her husband. This book even has divided sections specifically for the married man, the married women, and for singles, showing how submission applies to us all.

If you cringe at this word or want to understand more about our roles of submission in relationships, this book just might serve you!

[Rachelle Ayala · Rating 5 out of 5]

First, submit to the will of God. Everything else follows. I like how she mostly uses the King James Version because it is very clear and the preserved word of God in the English language. But be careful when she deviates from the King James Bible. One very prominent place was Matthew 20:26 where the "translation" she used changed the word "minister" to "slave." These are words in red, that come from Jesus. And the meaning of minister means to serve willingly, whereas a slave serves unwillingly. Since we are talking about submitting to God's will, it seems that we are urged to be willing to submit instead of unwilling.

I stand by Jesus's original meaning of using the word minister rather than slave.

[Oladayo Bode-Balogun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Master class on submission

This book is definitely God's revelation on submission to every great woman who is asking what constitutes honor and submission to her husband. It will answer every question in your heart, provide relatable examples, has Q & A sections and it has already transformed my mind as I am armed with new revelation to go forward with. I will keep recommending and even looking to review this as a book with other women. I love that it addresses submission for men and single women also.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. This short book is theoretically and biblically sound while being supremely practical for men and women, single and married. Engaging anecdotes and to-the-point prose make it a pleasure to read. Such a pro-submission book is extremely refreshing and needed. Everyone who reads this will be convicted. Submission is for everyone, and especially for married women. Can I say that? God says: yes.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful and challenging!

[Cori Coleman-Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t want to start this book, because of what I thought it would be like. But to my surprise, it was a good read. I’m thankful I was able to get through it. I still have questions that need answering.

[Baumpi · Rating 1 out of 5]

You can summarize the book in 10 pages to get the point which is important.
Although submission is biblical and important, her theological argumentation to proof her point is wrong. Men are lazy and women are stubborn. You cannot proof this with Gen 1-3.
The Illustration are also poorly chosen. Although the topic is important, the book is a waste.
I recommend others to get into this topic. Better read "Let me be a woman" from E.Eliott

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guess it makes sense that after marriage books you have to get down to the nitty-gritty of learning to live in a healthy love-increasing way with your husband. :) Main great thought from this book: wives submit in faith. Faith in God, not faith in their husbands.

[Kerel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very hard to get into as a single. But I think the knowledge and examples was necessary to read as a single because it showed how independently I currently think and how that can be a problem in my future marriage.

[Lisa]

Marriage

[MissJessie · Rating 1 out of 5]

What un-utterable nonsense. I got this book because I had read something about "Submissive" wives and wanted to understand them.

I can't.