Ephesians 5:22-33. Wives and Husbands

Wives and Husbands
Ephesians 5:22-33
Bible study with Dr. Peter Larson
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WIVES AND HUSBANDS 

1. Would you say that this is a passage often used to “prove” your own personal bias? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why is it so easy to forget v. 21 “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”? Is it that we do not reverence Christ enough?  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. To the wives: Which words would you underline?
   1. ___________________________________________________
   2. ___________________________________________________
4. Why would you prefer to forget the ending words of verse 24 “in everything”? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. In which way should the husband be the head of the wife? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. To the husbands: Which words would you underline?
   1. _____________________________________________________25
   2. _____________________________________________________28
   3. A reason given: __________________________________________28,29
7. What do you glean from Jesus’ relationship to the Church? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. How do you take in this lofty view of the Church?
   1. _____________________________________________________
   2. _____________________________________________________
9. Membership:  Do you see both privilege as well as responsibility? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Paul returns to the marriage theme, verse 31.  See Genesis 2:24, Mt 19:5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. What is the profound mystery Paul has be mentioned?  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Paul’s conclusion for marriage relationships:
    1. ________________________________________________
    2. _________________________________________________

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