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As I mentioned previously, I’m doing this out of a sense of urgency because of the large number of Christian marriages that are suffering from various forms of sin and hard heartedness. We talk about the attack on marriage today from the forces of secular humanism, which is true in regard to marriage as an institution, but the more immediate problems in marriage have little or nothing to do with secular humanism, but much more to do with the indifference, neglect, un-forgiveness, abuse and infidelity going on right in the hearts and homes of Christian couples, many of whom go to church regularly, but beyond that refuse to apply God’s word to themselves practically. In our last study we looked at the role of the wife. We turn now to the husband’s role. Ephesians 5:25 I believe the husband in many ways holds the key to the marriage relationship. Granted, it takes two to have a good marriage, but the primary responsibility for the marriage is on the husband’s shoulders. In the marital counseling I’ve done over the years, not all, but the majority of problems in marriages could be traced back to the husband not loving his wife as Christ loved the church. The marriage relationship is a very serious matter as far as God is concerned, and God is calling men to take marriage seriously! A tragic fact is that women are generally much more serious about their marriages than men: Eighty percent of books purchased on the subject of marriage are purchased by women, and when problems arise in marriage women are usually the first to seek help. This shouldn’t be the case! The husband is to be the initiator, the wife the responder. Christ was the initiator we have simply responded to his love. Here in our text, we are not only told what to do, Christ is set forth as an example to follow! I. Husbands LOVE your wives- a. Agape- Love that springs from the preciousness of the object loved. A love that gives without expectation of receiving something in return. A love centered in others rather than in self. b. Love is an act of the will, not a feeling. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy, love does not parade itself; is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails! 1Cor 13:4-8 II. As Christ loved the church- a. Incarnation- He left everything! Are our wives our priority? Are we still holding on to family, friends, or childish pursuits? b. A Servant- Washing the disciple’s feet. Do we serve our wives or do we look at them as our slaves? c. Took our Burdens- Are we compassionate and sensitive? III. Gave Himself- a. By nature I am a taker not a giver. But to follow Christ’s example I must become a giver. b. Give time- Doing things and going places that your wife enjoys or desires. c. Give attention- Listening and Communicating. d. Give all- Christ gave his life. We are to give our lives too. You can’t give your life for your wife and share it with another woman as well. How miserably a man fails when he gives himself physically to someone other than his wife! God forbid that that should be the case with any Christian husband. 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