Meaning:The marriage community is a sacred reflection of the family of God. God's relationship with Jesus is the blueprint of the ideal husband and wife relationship and the wish for that faith to be spread widely across the globe. 18. Ecclesiastes 4:9 "Two are better than one, because ...
1 Corinthians 7:4. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.” Ruth 1:16. “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn ba...
23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church an...
The Bible says a lot about wives submitting to their own husbands. But what if you’re married to an unreasonable husband or one who is harsh, unsaved, or even sinning? How should a wife respond to an unreasonable spouse? Surely, God doesn’t expect wives to be submissive then! And wha...
In Ephesians 5, Paul talks about marriage, about the way the husband should treat the wife, how the wife is to treat the husband. He does this all while looking at Christ, you think, as an example. But right when you think he’s just talking only about marriage he tells us that he...
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. 1 Peter 3...
First, she suffered from a condition she could do nothing about: childlessness. Then, perhaps because of her condition, her husband took an additional wife, one who bore children easily. This dysfunctional family situation was bad enough, but the other wife, Peninnah, taunted Hannah mercilessly....
than of her who has a husband.”[e] 28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30 But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of...
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.Ephesians 5:25 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Ephesians 5:33 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with...
Characteristics of a good wife Being a good husband Lasting love in marriage Bible verses The importance of sex in marriage Showing forgiveness to one another Keeping God in your marriage While some think the Bible is outdated, the truth is this book contains valuable gems about marriage. ...