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6.
Does your subjection mean that you are inferior to your husband? _____________
Jesus Christ subjected Himself to the Father (John 10:18, 17:4). Does that mean He
is inferior to God the Father? ____________ (To say He is inferior to the Father is
to say that He is not God. Obviously, subjection does not mean you are inferior.)
7.
It takes a certain strength and confidence for a person to subject himself to another.
Jesus demonstrated this strength and confidence (John 13, Phil 2) when He submitted
Himself.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A HUSBAND
Read Ephesians 5:15 - 16:20. Concentrate particularly on Ephesians 5:23-33. Also read I
Peter 3:7-9. Read the passages in more than one version of Scripture.
1.
Notice the context of Paul’s instructions to the wife and husband. What immediately
precedes these instructions? (5:15-21)
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Why do you believe Paul placed these instructions about our relationships in this
context?
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2.
In Ephesians 5:18, Paul instructs everyone to be filled with the Spirit. In verses
19-21, he then lists four evidences of being filled with the Spirit. What are they?
a. vs. 19 ________________________________
b. vs. 19 ________________________________
c. vs. 20 ________________________________
d. vs. 21 ________________________________
3.
In light of this, _____________________________________________________
is to be the lifestyle of all believers, not just wives.
4.
In vs. 23, Paul says the husband is the head of the wife. He does not become the
head of the wife; he does not demand the headship, he ______________________
the head like _______________________ is the Head of the Church.
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