Ephesians
5:25
Husbands,
Love Your Wives!
Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives,
even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
1. Husband’s
Love Your Wives
a. Is
marriage a social construct?
i. No,
it is God’s plan to bless mankind and protect the family
1. God
designed marriage to be between one man and one woman
a.
Genesis
2:24
ii. Yet
the story of Genesis, like the story of mankind, is an almost unbroken misuse
of this beautiful ideal
1. The
1st child of a marriage committed murder - Genesis 4:8
2. The
1st polygamist ruled with terror - Genesis 4:23
3. Noah
curses Ham’s son because of his father’s sexual misconduct
a.
Genesis
9:24-25
4. Abraham
commits adultery - Genesis
16:3
5. Sodom
and Gomorrah are full of homosexuality - Genesis 18:20
6. Lot
commits incest - Genesis
19:36
7. Judah
is addicted to prostitution - Genesis 38:25-26
8. Shechem
rapes Jacob’s daughter Dinah - Genesis 34:5
9. Yet,
hope found in a choice to resist temptation - Genesis 39:9
2. As
Christ Loved the Church
a. So,
if we cannot find hope for marriage within man, where do we turn for help?
i. Love
is being willing to die for those that hate you - Romans 5:8-11
ii. Love
is being prepared to be treated like a slave - Philippians 2:5-8
iii. Love
is not prideful - 1 Corinthians
13:4
iv. Love
has self-restrain - 1 Corinthians
13:5
v. Love
never fails - 1 Corinthians
13:8
vi. Love
treats others with honor - 1
Peter 3:7
vii. Love
forgives - Colossians 3:19
3. As
Christ Gave Himself for Her
a. Jesus
died for His Church - Galatians
1:3-4
b. Jesus
loves His Church - Galatians
2:20
c. Jesus
serves His Church - Matthew
20:28
d. Jesus
forgives His Church - Ephesians
1:7
e. Jesus
draws His Church close to Himself through His sacrifice for Her
i. Ephesians 2:13
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