Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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… verse 26 through 28, God's creation of man and woman in his image to Genesis chapter 2, verse 24, God's institution of marriage between a man and a woman for the purpose, Ephesians chapter 5, verses 22 through 33 of displaying the gospel and a husband's selfless sacrificial love for his wife, a wife's submissive respect and love for her husband, which leads to Ephesians chapter 6, verses 1 through 4, and a father and a mother loving their child in a way that reflects the love of God for that child. There's so much we could talk about here, but just to bring the data on to bear on why this is so important, do you know what percentage of women seeking abortions are unmarried in our country. Approximately 86%. So almost nine out of 10 women in our country who seek abortions are unmarried. We in our culture have decoupled sex from marriage and the effects are tragic for children in the womb. the devilish fruit of sexual immorality is the death of millions of boys and girls and do you know who's the most influential person in a woman's decision to have an abortion research shows it's the father of that baby there's not even a close second And most fathers are at best abdicating that decision, if not encouraging it. …
… where the word never has to come up but that thing about submission the bible says at first ephesians chapter 5 verse 22 says both the husband and the wife are to be submitted to the lord then the verse tells us going down that list wives submit to your husband it assumes a Christian home he's talking to the church at Ephesus women listen you communicate to your husband this way so honey tomorrow Saturday we have the day off I want to go to San Diego and he says I want to go to Santa Barbara well I want to go to San Diego well I want to go to Santa Barbara and he says you need to submit to me and she says you need to be more like Christ you know I just recited something you just went through this last week you know and then they get into this debate about submission and headship and all this kind of stuff listen love trumps the whole thing so you can go like this well let's do this let's flip a coin we'll go wherever and then next week we'll do the opposite or how about this this is even better honey why do you want to go to San Diego she might tell you there's a great thing or sea world or there's a sail I don't know but he might say well I want to go to Santa Barbara because there's a car show at least you're communicating compromise hello guys and gals …
… Jesus Christ to God, even the Father, and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought to also love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. …
… Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, and he is the Savior of the body. Now, the word head here speaks of leader. The husband is the head of the wife, that is, he is the leader. Now, he's not the dictator. The husband is not some sort of a top sergeant beating his wife over the head with a Bible club. We hear a lot about the chain of commands. You might hear about the chain of command in the army. But this doesn't speak primarily of a chain of command. This is a line of responsibility. That's a much better term. You see, to have headship is to have responsibility. That means if a wife is to submit to her husband, she is to submit to her husband for a loving leadership. And God gives the model. …
… is to be to his wife. And what the church is to Christ, then the wife is to be to her husband. With that in mind, Ephesians chapter 5 and verse 22. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even in the same way as Christ is the head of the church. And he is the Savior of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it, that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself, a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church. …
… Look, if you will, in verse 22. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord, for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church and He is the Savior of the body. To be the head literally means that you are responsible. It doesn't mean that you exist to have your needs met because you're the head. It means you exist to meet needs. Now husbands, we cannot escape that responsibility. Put in your margin, 1 Corinthians 11 verse 3, the Apostle Paul says, But I would have you to know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. Now our problem is today that we have so many men who have not assumed responsibility. They have wanted to have headship without responsibility. Now, when your wife is told to be subject to you, that means she's to look to you. It doesn't mean that she's there to be your servant, but she is there to have those basic needs met by you. …
… Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church, and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself, for no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. …
I want to be quiet. All right. Ephesians chapter five, beginning of verse 22. Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord For the husband is the head of the wife As Christ also is the head of the church He himself being the savior of the body But as the church is subject to Christ So also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything Now before we move forward on what she must be Let me just make a few points of clarification here about submission First of all This idea or concept of submission From a biblical perspective Is voluntary Wives, be subject to your own husbands Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands We see this also in Colossians 4 And we see this also in 1 Peter 3 That this is something that wives do voluntarily It doesn't say husbands dominate your wives It's not what the text teaches And when you look at the responsibilities of husbands to their wives, that is in complete opposition to what the text teaches. …