There won’t be any problem in the house where all these virtues are present in the wife. Such a wife will be the wise and virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31:10, 11. “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her. So he will have no lack of gain
Once I attended a conference where a preacher shared his experience of understanding the instructions given to wives and husbands in Eph 5:22-33. The preacher was from an ordinary male-dominated family.
Many wives find it very difficult to respect and be in subject to their own husbands. The main reason for this problem is ‘pride or self’. Sometimes the wife feels that she is more intelligent, better qualified and good in taking decisions.
The Bible says that the husband should ‘nourish and cherish’ his wife like Christ – nourishes and cherishes the church Eph 5:28, 29. What is meant by nourishing and cherishing the wife?
Nourishing the wife: Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary, gives the meaning of ‘nourish’ as ‘to feed’, ‘to furnish with food’, ‘to support’, ‘to help forward the growth of in any way
All married people must know that marriage is a permanent relationship. In marriage they are committing themselves to each other for the rest of their lives by promising in the presence of God to stay ‘till death us do part
A recent study on divorce has revealed that divorce is increasing in India. In New Delhi alone, 30 to 75 divorce cases are files everyday. It has been found that in the last one decade divorce has increased by 150% in Kerala, 150% in Punjab and Haryana, 40% in Calcutta and 25% in Madras, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
A middle aged Christian officer, once approached a pastor and said, “Pastor I am a believer. I loved my wife before my marriage very much. I married her because of her appearance and her good status in life. After a married life of six years, I find it very difficult to love her now”. The pastor wanted to know the reason behind the problem
God gave three important guidelines for stress and strain free married life, when He instituted the first marriage. “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh” Gen 2:24 (KJV).
Wives submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife…, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.Husbands love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it… Husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies;