herefore, he should do the same with his
wife. A husband should nourish his wife and make sure she is not spiritually hungry. He
should make sure all of her spiritual needs are met in so far as he can meet them.
God not only gave commands to the man regarding marriage, He also gave
instruction to the woman. The wife also plays an important role i the marriage
relationship. Wives are to be subject to their husbands as they are to the Lord (Ephesians
5:22). Many people today take this out of context and treat it as if the wife is to do all
that her husband says, no matter what it may be. The thing most people are forgetting is
that the husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church, therefore, he would never
ask her to do anything that is unreasonable, or anything she would not want to do
willingly. If a husband is treating his wife with the love and respect he is commanded to,
she will have no problem doing what he asks of her. A woman is also to respect her
husband (Ephesians 5:33). This too should not be an unbearable commandment. If a
husband is treating his wife with the respect that Christ gave the church, her respect for
him should come naturally. Both husband and wife are to let
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