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Ephesians 5:22-24 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. NKJV
Ephesians 5:22 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. NKJV #The call for WIVES is to submit to your OWN husbands. # Submission is a RESPONSE to love. Romans 2:4 #We submit to God in FAITH and TRUST. # It is not the husband’s role to enforce submission neither is it the wife’s role to enforce love.
Ephesians 5:23 23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. NKJV 1 Corinthians 11:3 3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. NKJV
#There is a HIERARCHY in God’s kingdom. God – Christ – Man - Wife. #It is about MANAGEMENT. It has nothing to do with ability or identity. It is about role not a person e.g the Trinity (God the Father, Son & Holy Spirit), employer-employee.
Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” NKJV # By design the wife is created as a HELPER. # The spirit of God is described as a HELPER to us. John 16:7 #If the wife is a HELPER, what is she helping with. What is the VISION for our family?
Ephesians 5:24 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so letthe wivesbeto their own husbands in everything. NKJV # The church is SUBJECT TO CHRIST as a RESPONSE TO HIS LOVE. #SUBMISSION should be OUT OF LOVE not fear.
SUBMISSION IS NOT: #A wife being INFERIOR #The DEATH of a wife’s IDENTITY, ABILITY AND CREATIVE ENERGY. Proverbs 31 # A wife being MUZZLED. God has given the wife as a helper. Proverbs 31:26, Genesis 2:18 # A wife accepting ABUSE…verbal, spiritual, physical, emotional, financial, sexual. # A wife FOLLOWING her husband INTO SIN. Acts 5:29, Colossians 3:18
SUBMISSION IS: #An ATTITUDE and ACT OF OBEDIENCE to the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:18, Ephesians 5:22 #HONOURING and AFFIRMING a husband’s authority. # SUPPORTING your husband to fulfill your family’s FULL POTENTIALe.g being dependable & trustworthy (Proverbs 31: 11-12), showing confidence in his decisions…being a HELPER. # A wife DELIGHTING in her HUSBAND’S LOVE for her.
HIS NEEDS HER NEEDS Dr. Willard F. Harley Jr HIS Top Five Needs: Sexual fulfilment Recreational Companionship An attractive Spouse Domestic Support Admiration #This is based on years of study and counseling. #This is NOT the case with every husband. Your spouse is unique and may not follow this pattern.
1 Peter 3: 1-6 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward — arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel —
1 Peter 3: 1-6 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. NKJV
# Wives are called to submit to their husbands. #Your submissive conduct can win over your husband to God. # Wives, trust God for your marriage. # Wives, put more emphasis on your inner beauty rather than your outside appearance. Your inner beauty should exceed your outer beauty (which should be awesome)