Christian Relationships: Husband and Wife Ephesians 5:21-33 Pastor Keone

Ephesians 5:21-24 21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. 22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:18-21 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; 21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Ephesians 5:21-24 21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. 22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.

A wife is to submit to her husband

A wife is to submit to her husband Submit = Respect him in the role that God has given to him.

Ephesians 5:25-27 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

A husband is to love his wife…

A husband is to love his wife… Love – seeking the highest good of the person loved

A husband is to love his wife… Love – seeking the highest good of the person loved Just as Christ loved the church

Ephesians 5:25-27 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

A husband is to love his wife… Just as Christ loved the church How did Christ show His love to the church?

A husband is to love his wife… Just as Christ loved the church How did Christ show His love to the church? By sacrificing Himself

Ephesians 5:25-27 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

A husband is to love his wife… Just as Christ loved the church How did Christ show His love to the church? By sacrificing Himself By making the church holy and blameless so that it could shine in all of its glory

Ephesians 5:25-27 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

A husband is to love his wife… Just as Christ loved the church How did Christ show His love to the church? By sacrificing Himself By making the church holy and blameless so that it could shine in all of its glory By treating the church as part of Himself

Ephesians 5:28-31 28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are members of His body. 31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

A husband is to love his wife… Just as Christ loved the church Seek the highest good of your wife Self-sacrifice Watching your walk and way of life to help her become what God intends : shining in all of her glory Treat your wife as an extension of yourself

How do you know when you’re ready to get married? You’re willing to die for the other person You’re willing to seek their best Your walk and relationship with God is strong so that you can help to make them holy and blameless You begin seeing them as an extension of yourself

Genesis 3:1-6 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

Genesis 3:1-6 4 “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 3:12 12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me-- she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

Ephesians 5:33 33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.