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“Husbands, Love Your Wives” Ephesians 5:25-28

“Husbands, Love Your Wives” Ephesians 5:25-28. OIF 2007 Sermon Series. Eph. 5:25-28.

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“Husbands, Love Your Wives” Ephesians 5:25-28

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  1. “Husbands,Love Your Wives” Ephesians 5:25-28 OIF 2007 Sermon Series

  2. Eph. 5:25-28 25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. (ESV)

  3. “Husbands,love your wives…” • The Way of Love (vv. 25, 28) • The Purpose of Love (vv. 26, 27) • The Source of Love (vv. 25-27)

  4. The Way of Love phileo (file,w)emotion based in the emotions (syn. like, feel affection for) agapao (avgapa,w)love as based on evaluation and choice, a matter of will andaction

  5. “…as Christ loved… and gave himself for her.” “…husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.”   Sacrificial Love Self Love The Way of Love ?

  6. The Purpose of Love “…in order that, having cleansed her by the washing of water, [Christ] might sanctify her.” “…in order that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.”

  7. The Purpose of Love “…a husband should never use his headship to crush or stifle his wife, or frustrate her from being herself. His love for her will lead him to an exactly opposite path. He will give himself for her, in order that she may develop her full potential under God and so become more completely herself.” -- John Stott, Ephesians

  8. The Source of Love Always Benefit My Wife Self-Sacrifice Love through action Unconditional Love

  9. The Source of Love “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved…” “as”Love of Christ :: Love of the Husband “as”Love of Christ  Love of the Husband

  10. The Source of Love Creator God Love creature man love

  11. The Way of Love The Love of God

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