His Love Ministries
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Ephesians 5.22-6:9 Displaying God's Wisdom In Our Families
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Eph 5:22 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. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ
also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and
cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her
to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but
that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their
own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no
one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord
does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His
bones. 31 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32 This is a
great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless
let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the
wife see that she respects her husband. (NKJV)
1. How we conduct
ourselves in our marriage and family relationships can greatly affect our
efforts to make known "the manifold wisdom of God"...
a. Marriages and families that are
"dysfunctional" serve only to give a false impression to the claims
we make about the gospel and its power to transform lives
b. Whereas marriages and families based upon
the teachings of God's Word can speak volumes as to the value of principles
inherent in the gospel; such principles as:
1) Submitting to God and others in
authority
2) Exercising authority with sacrificial
love
3) Obeying those placed over us by God
4) Developing others through training and
admonition, not intimidation
5) Rendering service that is sincere, not
hypocritical
6) Exercising authority with justice and
fairness