Love and Respect

1. Love and Respect However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33 ESV

2. Ephesians 5:18, 21-33 • Put women in their place. That is true. • It is a place of honor, respect and esteem. This is done as we follow God’s Word • Key to motivating another person is meeting their deepest needs • God made us different

3. I. What is Love—Agape Serving-1 Corinthians 13-Tongues • John 3:16 • 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8

4. What is Love • Agape—Charity • Verb, not an emotion • Seminary Definition a. Accepting you as a person b. Acting right or correctly toward you c. Giving you rightful place in my life.

5. Is what I am about to do or say going to come across as unloving to her?

6. II. What is respect • Same word for the Fear of the Lord • Not being afraid, however, this is part. It is the deep need • 2 Corinthians 5:11 • Be respectful not only to the good but also those who do not obey the Word

7. 1 Peter 3:2 • when they see your respectful and pure conduct. • “I love him but I do not respect him.” • “I respect her but I do not love her?”

8. III. Do this unconditionally? • Are husbands to love their wives even when she is unlovely? • Are Wives to show respect to their husbands even when they are not respectable?

9. IV. Crazy Cycle • Doing the same thing over and over again with the same ill effect • Without love, she reacts, without respect, he reacts, without love, • Are we killing one another by stepping on their air hose?

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21. V. Example of the Body— Ephesians 5:21-33 • Head—Example of Christ Example of the Husband • Body—Example of the Church Example of the Wife

22. VI. Practical ways • Realize that only with the help of the Holy Spirit • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me • Check your words and attitudes Am I loving her unconditionally? Am I respecting him unconditionally?