Nevertheless, Let Every One of You
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
1/19/2020 AM
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Text:
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Ephesians 5:33
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Psalters: |
238, 397, 397, 133 |
Sacrament of Baptism |
- Husbands, love.
- According to God’s design, we begin with the husband; he is first, as Christ is first in the relationship with us.
- God instructs husbands that headship is done in only one way: in and with love, nor force or coercion.
- Love her in the same way Christ loves you and all the members of the church.
- Love is an emotional connection you share because of things you like about each other, but that is not first.
- Dwell on knowing and appreciating Jesus’ love for you; see its depth and height and length, so you resolve to reflect it.
- Love her as you love yourself, for she is your own flesh. (and bone of your bone).
- Every man who is a husband must see that he is not independent, free to live as you please.
- And the wife is to obey God’s command to reverence her husband.
- Reverence is a proper fear and honor for the husband. reverence, venerate, to treat with some deference.
- Reverence applies to the whole life of the wife, for at all times she is one flesh with him.
- Reverence is a matter of the heart, seen in an attitude, which is then demonstrated in actions.
- The Christian wife is to reverence her husband even as the church is called to reverence her Lord (cf. I Cor. 11:3).
- In your wedding vows you bound yourself to have an attitude of respect toward your husband all your life.
- The basis for these callings is having God’s high view of marriage: “this is a great mystery.”
- In Scripture a mystery is a hidden matter which are now revealed (Eph. 1:9).
- In our marriages we are not to forget our ultimate marriage with Christ.
- As we follow our Lord’s design for marriage, then we will discover blessings the world can never know.
- Pray for the grace of God to conduct yourselves according to God’s design for marriage.
- Give thanks that the mystery is made known to us so we taste and see the goodness and wisdom of God to join two as one in marriage till death.