• Gen.

1:26-
28
• Gen. 2:21-24
Will
• Eph. 5:22-32
You
Change
For
God?

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 • 50% Divorce
Rate
• Declining Homes =
Declining Nation
• U.S. Families
weakest
in the Western
• Census
World
Bureau:
Decline of the
traditional
family
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 • Eph.
 Greek, agape:
5:25a
Love mental commitment, to do
your what’s right
wife.
every situation,
every time

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 • Eph.
 Greek, paradidomi:
5:25
Give give into the hands
yoursel (of another)
f
to give over into (one's)
up
power or use
for
her.

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 • Eph.
 Greek, thalpo:
5:29
Cherish
her, to warm, keep warm,
cherish with tender love
if
you to foster with tender care
love
her.

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 • Eph.
 Greek, thalpo:
5:29
Cherish

her, Illustrations:
Paul (1 Th. 2:7)
if
you Christ (Eph. 5:25-32)
love
her.

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 • Eph.
 Greek, ektrepho:
5:29
Nourish
her, to nourish,
bring to maturity
if
you Give her everything she
love needs to grow and
mature.
her.

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 • Eph. 5:22-
Be 24 Greek, hupotasso:
subject to arrange under, to
subordinate, to subject
to one's self, to obey, to
your submit to one's control, to
husban yield to one's admonition
d. or advice
Greek military meaning:

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 • Eph.
 Greek, phobeo:
5:33
Respect to fear, reverence, respect
your
• 1 Pet.
husban 3:1-2
d.

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 • Titus
 Greek, philandros
2:4
Love affection
your
husban
d and
childre
n.

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 • Titus
 Greek, oikouros
2:5a
Make keeper of the home
a
godly
home.

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 • 1 Peter
Win  win, without a word
3:1-6
the observe chaste conduct
lost
Wives have a very
with important role. . . .
your
chaste
conduct
.
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 • 50% Divorce
Rate
• Declining Homes =
Declining Nation
• U.S. Families
weakest
in the Western
• Census
World
Bureau:
Decline of the
traditional
family
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 • Husband:
 love her
 give self up for her
 cherish and nourish her
• Wife:
 be submissive to him
 respect him
 love him
 make a godly home
 win others to Christ

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