TO, ALL MINISTERS, PREACHERS, PASTORS, BISHOPS, ELDERS:
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A MINISTERS FIRST MINISTRY, IS TO HIS WIFE & FAMILY:
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The first Adam died with his wife, But the good news, Jesus Christ gave His life for His Wife...Ephesians 5:25–33 contains vital instructions for husbands in their relationship with their wives. Verse 25 gives the basic command: “Husbands, love your wives.” In case anyone wonders, the Greek word for “love” here is a form of Agape. Husbands are to love their wives with God’s kind of love, selfless, sacrificial, and unconditional. For a husband to love his wife, he must truly desire what is best for her and work for that best, regardless of the cost to himself.
The standard by which husbands are to love their wives is stated outright. It’s a high standard, indeed: “Just as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for Her” ( Ephesians 5:25 ). The love of Christ took Him to the cross; the love of a husband for his wife will involve a similar giving of himself, even if the result is not as bloody. Such is the nature of true love that it is willing to sacrifice for the loved one. Such is the nature of marriage that God intends husbands to sacrifice for their wives.
The goal of husbands loving their wives is also addressed. Christ’s purpose for the Church ( His “Bride” His Wife ) is “to make Her holy, cleansing Her by the washing with water through The Word, and to present Her to Himself as a radiant Church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless” ( Ephesians 5:26–27 ). Husbands cannot sanctify their wives exactly like Christ sanctifies the Church, but they can set the spiritual goal of their wives being all Christ wants them to be. Then husbands can, in love, work toward helping their wives achieve that purpose of Christlikeness. Husbands who love their wives remember that they are “fellow heirs of the grace of life” ( 1 Peter 3:7, ). Put Her and Keep Her First before All Others, If you are Called, Chosen, Licensed, or Ordained as His Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers, Elders, Bishops, or Ministers, Period.
The Bible also gives husbands a practical way to gauge the authenticity of their love for their wives: are they caring for their wives’ needs in a way comparable to how they care for themselves? “Husbands ought to love their wives as their bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church” ( Ephesians 5:28–29 ). The “One-flesh” Biblical truth comes into play here. Selfishness has no place in a marriage. And, ironically, as a husband meets the needs of his wife, he will find that he reaps the benefits. Note, too, that the standard for husbands’ love of their wives comes back to Christ’s love of the Church.
The remainder of the passage in ( Ephesians 5 ) deals with the Bible's truth of leave and cleave (verse 31) and emphasizes once again the connection between the marriage relationship and the relationship of Christ and His Church ( Verse 32 ).
Too often, husbands look earlier in ( Ephesians 5 ) and latch on to Verse 22: “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as you do to the Lord.” Husbands sometimes take it upon themselves to make sure their wives submit to their authority. However, Verse 22 was not written to husbands. It is specifically addressing wives. Husbands are never told to enforce their wives’ submission. Rather, husbands are told to love their wives ( Verse 25 ). Verses 25 through 32 are for husbands, and that is what they should focus on.
What is a husband’s responsibility? To love his wife. Without selfishness, without reservation, and condition. Love her as Christ loved the Church unto death ( Read John 13:1 ). Love her, seek her best good, sacrifice for her benefit, give yourself to her wholeheartedly, and, when that’s all done, love her some more and then serve the body of Christ, His Bride and Wife. Amen.
The standard by which husbands are to love their wives is stated outright. It’s a high standard, indeed: “Just as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for Her” ( Ephesians 5:25 ). The love of Christ took Him to the cross; the love of a husband for his wife will involve a similar giving of himself, even if the result is not as bloody. Such is the nature of true love that it is willing to sacrifice for the loved one. Such is the nature of marriage that God intends husbands to sacrifice for their wives.
The goal of husbands loving their wives is also addressed. Christ’s purpose for the Church ( His “Bride” His Wife ) is “to make Her holy, cleansing Her by the washing with water through The Word, and to present Her to Himself as a radiant Church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless” ( Ephesians 5:26–27 ). Husbands cannot sanctify their wives exactly like Christ sanctifies the Church, but they can set the spiritual goal of their wives being all Christ wants them to be. Then husbands can, in love, work toward helping their wives achieve that purpose of Christlikeness. Husbands who love their wives remember that they are “fellow heirs of the grace of life” ( 1 Peter 3:7, ). Put Her and Keep Her First before All Others, If you are Called, Chosen, Licensed, or Ordained as His Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers, Elders, Bishops, or Ministers, Period.
The Bible also gives husbands a practical way to gauge the authenticity of their love for their wives: are they caring for their wives’ needs in a way comparable to how they care for themselves? “Husbands ought to love their wives as their bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church” ( Ephesians 5:28–29 ). The “One-flesh” Biblical truth comes into play here. Selfishness has no place in a marriage. And, ironically, as a husband meets the needs of his wife, he will find that he reaps the benefits. Note, too, that the standard for husbands’ love of their wives comes back to Christ’s love of the Church.
The remainder of the passage in ( Ephesians 5 ) deals with the Bible's truth of leave and cleave (verse 31) and emphasizes once again the connection between the marriage relationship and the relationship of Christ and His Church ( Verse 32 ).
Too often, husbands look earlier in ( Ephesians 5 ) and latch on to Verse 22: “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as you do to the Lord.” Husbands sometimes take it upon themselves to make sure their wives submit to their authority. However, Verse 22 was not written to husbands. It is specifically addressing wives. Husbands are never told to enforce their wives’ submission. Rather, husbands are told to love their wives ( Verse 25 ). Verses 25 through 32 are for husbands, and that is what they should focus on.
What is a husband’s responsibility? To love his wife. Without selfishness, without reservation, and condition. Love her as Christ loved the Church unto death ( Read John 13:1 ). Love her, seek her best good, sacrifice for her benefit, give yourself to her wholeheartedly, and, when that’s all done, love her some more and then serve the body of Christ, His Bride and Wife. Amen.
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