CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE 3: GOD'S ROLE FOR THE WIFE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Christian Marriage
a) What does the Bible say about marriage? What did Paul mean that it is better to remain single? Did he mean that singleness is preferred above marriage? What are biblical principles and guidelines for both husband and wife? How can divorce be avoided? Does God permit divorce? Is marrying outside of your faith biblical?
2. God’s Role for the Wife
a) God made them male and female and they are co-equals and co-heirs before Christ, although the man is by God’s design, the head of the household.
b) In 1 Peter 3:1-2 Peter said under divine inspiration that, “…wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct.”
c) Elsewhere, in Colossians 3:18-19 it is written, “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” But husbands are also commanded by God to “… love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.”
d) In Colossians 3:18-19 Paul gives additional instructions to wives: “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.”
The End ...
1. Christian Marriagea) What does the Bible say about marriage? What did Paul mean that it is better to remain single? Did he mean that singleness is preferred above marriage? What are biblical principles and guidelines for both husband and wife? How can divorce be avoided? Does God permit divorce? Is marrying outside of your faith biblical?
2. God’s Role for the Wife
a) God made them male and female and they are co-equals and co-heirs before Christ, although the man is by God’s design, the head of the household.
b) In 1 Peter 3:1-2 Peter said under divine inspiration that, “…wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct.”
c) Elsewhere, in Colossians 3:18-19 it is written, “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” But husbands are also commanded by God to “… love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.”
d) In Colossians 3:18-19 Paul gives additional instructions to wives: “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.”
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