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Holier Than You Think Session #5

Holier Than You Think Session #5. Embracing marital roles for the glory of God. The Husband’s Role. A Christ-like husband is a lover (Eph. 5:25)

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Holier Than You Think Session #5

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  1. Holier Than You ThinkSession #5 Embracing marital roles for the glory of God

  2. The Husband’s Role • A Christ-like husband is a lover (Eph. 5:25) • Love defined: “A sacrificial giving to meet the needs of another person without ulterior motives for their good and God’s glory” – Stuart Scott (1 Cor. 13, John 3:16, John 15). • Biblical love = commitment + continual, ongoing action

  3. The Husband’s Role • A Christ-like husband is a lover (Eph. 5:25) • Love described: “as Christ loved the church” • In principle, love is: • In actual practice, Christ loves his church in ways they can understand

  4. The Husband’s Role • A Christ-like husband is a learner (1 Pet. 3:7) The culture says it is impossible for a man to understand a woman. But the Bible commands husbands to know and understand their wives. • It takes time. • It takes effort.

  5. The Husband’s Role • A Christ-like husband is a leader • What leadership is NOT: • It is not a dictatorship (Matt. 20:25) • It is not making all the decisions • It is not following your wife • What leadership is: • “Biblical headship is a divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home” (John Piper, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, pp. 52-53).

  6. The Husband’s Role • A Christ-like husband is a leader • What leadership is: • Leadership means following Christ’s example • Practically, what does leadership look like in the home?

  7. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is an honorer (through loving submission) • What loving submission is NOT: • Submission is not putting the husband in place of Christ (no husband-worship) • Submission is not giving up independent thought and becoming intellectually stagnant (the husband does not do all the thinking, give all the input, etc.) • Submission is not giving up all efforts to influence her husband • Submission is not giving in to every demand of the husband • Submission is not the same as being fearful or timid of the husband

  8. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is an honorer (through loving submission) • What submission is NOT: • Submission is not letting her gifts lie dormant and becoming immobile • Submission is not believing her husband is infallible • Submission is not based on her husband’s superiority to her

  9. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is an honorer (through loving submission) • What loving submission is: • Defined: “Biblical submission for the wife is the divine calling to honor and affirm her husband’s leadership and help carry it through according to her gifts” (Piper, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, p. 53). • Submission is God’s way of attaining and maintaining function and order in the home. • Submission is a away of life for all believers. • Submission includes a reverence and dedication toward her husband.

  10. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is an honorer (through loving submission) • What loving submission is: • Submission is Christ-focused and comprehensive. • Submission is a volitional matter.

  11. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is a helper • She compliments her husband as his companion (Gen. 2:18) • She uses her gifts and abilities to assist her husband (Prov. 31:10-31) • She finds her fulfillment in helping her husband serve God. • She realizes her most powerful influence is her attitude and example (1 Pet. 3:1-4) • She sees that her primary act of worship toward God as a wife is her calling to be her husband’s helper.

  12. The Wife’s Role • A godly wife is a homemaker • By diligently loving her husband and children (Titus 2:4) • By diligently working in her home (Titus 2:5). Her home is her primary sphere of ministry. • By following the Proverbs 31 model:

  13. The Intrinsic Transcendence of Marriage

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