Tuesday 13/5/13

Ephesians 5:31-33 ESV

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. "

Husbands are commanded to love their wives. However, we are also commanded to love God with all our heart, mind and strength, and love our neighbors as ourselves. So what's the different between loving God & neighbors vs husbands and wives?

Here the Bible says husbands and wives must be as one flesh. They must be like just one body, everything in unity under one head. God has given the husband the headship, as Christ to the church. Therefore, the husbands must lead and plan for the good of the whole family. The wives must respect and listen to their husbands.