We have just finished of our Bible study on Ephesians! It was wonderful and my favorite thing from the whole book was this passage:22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."[b] 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."[b] 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Mary, Andrea (The Flying Smiths) and Lyn (The Barenchi's in Texas)
Now before you think...Who is this gal? Her hubby must walk all over her! I assure you it is not so. Mary pointed out from this passage something I loved and that I have shared with many since she enlightened me. (including Hubby)
Jess, a very happy Yours Truly and Beth Ann (Szmody's in Texas)
When you look at what Paul says for the wife to do from this passage it is to: submit, submit, respect.
Lyn and Morgan
However, look at what Paul tells the husband to do for the wife: love, make holy, cleansing and washing her, make her without stain, wrinkle or blemish, holy and blameless, love, love, love.
I love that Paul asks wives to respect and submit, but realizes that we are so delicate sometimes and gives a much more detailed list to the husband about how to treat their wife. Now I get to remind hubby that he is not to blemish me! hehe
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