Eph. 5:21-33

I Do! (Do what?)

I.The key Principle to all relationships

Submitting yourselves one to another (Eph 5:21) Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

(Php 2:3) Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

(Eph 5:22-23) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. (Eph 6:1-2) Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) (Eph 6:5) Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh … (Eph 6:9) And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven…

(1Pe 3:1) 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; (1Pe 3:7) Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

(1Co 7:3) Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husbandalso the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife (1Co 7:4) The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

I.The key Principle to all relationships II.The Purpose to our marriages

as as as (Eph 5:22-24) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

A. Our marriages our to give Comprehension to the church

(Eph 5:32) This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

(2Co 11:2) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. (Jas 4:4) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

A. Our marriages our to give Comprehension to the church B.Our marriages are to Cast a vision

I.The key Principle to all relationships II.The Purpose to our marriages III.The Progression to our marriages

(Eph 5:25-29) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

A. The Conditions to our Love

Husbands, love your wiveseven as gave himself for it (Eph 5:25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

(Rom 5:8) But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Husbands, love your wiveseven as gave himself for it (Eph 5:25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

seeing he ever liveth (Heb 7:25) Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

A. The Conditions to our Love B. The Changes that from our Love

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the wordThat he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thingbut that it should be holy and without blemish (Eph 5:26-27) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

A. The Conditions to our Love B. The Changes that from our Love C. The Care that comes from our love

but nourisheth cherisheth i (Eph 5:28-30) So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

A. The Conditions to our Love B. The Changes that from our Love C. The Care that comes from our love D.The Consecration that is to come from our love

(Eph 5:31) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

the wife see that she reverence (to be in awe of) her husband (Eph 5:33) Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence (to be in awe of) her husband.

Husbands have you… Loved your wife like Christ? Given yourself for your wife? Sanctified your wife? Nourished your wife? Cherished your wife? Became one with your wife?