HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES

EPHESIANS 5:22-33

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IT IS A COMPARISON LOVE

• LOVE YOUR WIFE AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH – EPH. 5:25– MATT. 9:35-36 – COMPASSION - AFFECTION

• LOVE YOUR WIFE AS YOUR OWN BODY – EPH. 5:28-29– COL. 1:18 – WHAT DID CHRIST PROVIDE?

• LOVE YOUR WIFE AS WE LOVE SELF – EPH. 5:31-33– ACTS 20:28 – HE GAVE HIMSELF

LOVE OF CHRIST WAS SACRIFICIAL

• EPH. 5:1-2,25 – HE GAVE HIMSELF

• 2 COR. 5:12-21 – LOVE OF CHRIST

• HEB. 1:8-9 – HE TOOK OUR SIN TO SAVE US

• GEN. 12:10-20 – HUSBANDS ARE WE WILLING TO SACRIFICE?

LOVE OF CHRIST FOR THE CHURCH IS FULFILLING

• 1 COR. 7:2-5 – HUSBAND MUST LOOK OUT FOR THE WELFARE OR GOOD WILL OF HIS WIFE

• EPH. 3:14-19 – CHRIST LOVE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT OUR WELL BEING

• PROV. 5:15-20 – HUSBAND MUST ALLOW HIS WIFE TO MEET ALL HIS NEEDS

CHRIST CONSIDERS THE CHURCH PRECIOUS

• 1 PET. 1:18-20 – REDEEMED BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF THE LAMB

• 1 PET. 3:7 – HUSBANDS SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR WIVES AS PRECIOUS

• PROV. 31:28-31 – A VIRTUOUS WOMAN DESERVES TO BE PRAISED

• SOL. 4:9-15 – HOW PRECIOUS OUR WIVES SHOULD BE TO US

IT IS A LOVE OF COMPANIONSHIP

• MATT. 28:18-20 – CHRIST IS OUR CONSTANT COMPANION

• HEB. 13:5 – CHRIST SAID HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE OR FORSAKE US

• GEN. 2:18-24 – COMPANION FOR LIFE

IT IS AN AUTHORITATIVE TYPE OF LOVE

• GEN. 3:16 – GOD MADE THIS DECISION

• HEB. 3:6 - HUSBAND HAS THE BAND OF AUTHORITY AROUND HIS HOUSE

• COL. 3:17 – WE ARE ALL UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST

• EPH. 5:22-24 – WIVES ARE TO BE SUBJECT TO THEIR HUSBAND