3 aspects of a biblical husband’s role
1 Peter 1:24-25 - For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word which was preached to you.
I. Glorify God by Leading His Wife (Ephesians 5:23)
A. God gave men leadership responsibilities
1. He created Adam first (Genesis 1-2; I Timothy 2:11-15)
1 Timothy 2:12-13 - But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.
2. He declared the husband to be the leader in the home (Ephesians 5:23; I Corinthians 11:1-3)
Ephesians 5:23 - For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.
B. The biblical view of the husband’s leadership (Matthew 20:25-28)
Matthew 20:25-28 - But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
1. Biblical leadership is not dictatorship (vs. 25-26a)
2. Biblical leadership is service and sacrifice (vs. 26-28)
II. Glorify God by Loving His Wife (Ephesians 5:25-33)
Ephesians 5:25-26 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word…
A. Biblical love is a choice to give sacrificially
1. That is the love Christ displayed on the cross for us!
2. Emotions will come and go, but godly love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8)
B. Biblical love is patterned after Christ’s love for us
1. First
1 John 4:19 - We love, because He first loved us.
2. Most
John 15:13 - Greater love has no man than this…
3. Sacrificially
Ephesians 5:25 - …as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her…
4. In spite of faults
Romans 5:8
5. Regardless of rejection
III. Glorify God by Learning About and Honoring His Wife (1 Peter 3:7)
1 Peter 3:7 - You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
A. A husband is commanded to learn about his wife
1. A command that takes time and effort
2. A command that includes being mindful of her weaknesses
B. A husband is commanded to honor his wife
1. Honoring her includes respect, thankfulness, and appreciation
2. Honoring her because she shares the same inheritance
C. The prayers of those who refuse these commands are hindered
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