Ephesians
Marriage
Ephesians 5:22-33
For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should
submit to your husbands in everything. Ephesians 5:22-24
1. Submission
a. The concept of submission
And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21
The concept of submission goes beyond the boundaries of marriage.
b. The center of submission
For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Ephesians 5:22
The wife’s primary relationship is with the Lord.
c. The context of submission
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
We all stand as one before God
d. The standard of submission
But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:3
God has established that the wife submit to her husband.
e. The Consequence of Submission
2. A Word to Husbands
a. By living like Jesus daily.
You have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. Romans 8:12-13
b. Stay in touch with Jesus daily.
i. We stay in touch with Jesus by listening to God.
ii. We stay in touch with Jesus by talking to God.
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Ephesians 6:18
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:19-20
iii. Share Jesus with others.
Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’ When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. John 7:38-39
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. Galatians 5:1
