HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES EPHESIANS 5:22-33 TEXT

IT IS A COMPARISON LOVE LOVE YOUR WIFE AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH – EPH. 5:25 – MATT. 9:35-36 – COMPASSION - AFFECTION LOVE YOUR WIFE AS YOUR OWN BODY – EPH. 5:28-29 – COL. 1:18 – WHAT DID CHRIST PROVIDE? LOVE YOUR WIFE AS WE LOVE SELF – EPH. 5:31-33 – ACTS 20:28 – HE GAVE HIMSELF

LOVE OF CHRIST WAS SACRIFICIAL EPH. 5:1-2,25 – HE GAVE HIMSELF 2 COR. 5:12-21 – LOVE OF CHRIST HEB. 1:8-9 – HE TOOK OUR SIN TO SAVE US GEN. 12:10-20 – HUSBANDS ARE WE WILLING TO SACRIFICE?

LOVE OF CHRIST FOR THE CHURCH IS FULFILLING 1 COR. 7:2-5 – HUSBAND MUST LOOK OUT FOR THE WELFARE OR GOOD WILL OF HIS WIFE EPH. 3:14-19 – CHRIST LOVE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT OUR WELL BEING PROV. 5:15-20 – HUSBAND MUST ALLOW HIS WIFE TO MEET ALL HIS NEEDS

CHRIST CONSIDERS THE CHURCH PRECIOUS 1 PET. 1:18-20 – REDEEMED BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF THE LAMB 1 PET. 3:7 – HUSBANDS SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR WIVES AS PRECIOUS PROV. 31:28-31 – A VIRTUOUS WOMAN DESERVES TO BE PRAISED SOL. 4:9-15 – HOW PRECIOUS OUR WIVES SHOULD BE TO US

IT IS A LOVE OF COMPANIONSHIP MATT. 28:18-20 – CHRIST IS OUR CONSTANT COMPANION HEB. 13:5 – CHRIST SAID HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE OR FORSAKE US GEN. 2:18-24 – COMPANION FOR LIFE

IT IS AN AUTHORITATIVE TYPE OF LOVE GEN. 3:16 – GOD MADE THIS DECISION HEB. 3:6 - HUSBAND HAS THE BAND OF AUTHORITY AROUND HIS HOUSE COL. 3:17 – WE ARE ALL UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST EPH. 5:22-24 – WIVES ARE TO BE SUBJECT TO THEIR HUSBAND