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deserving of His love? (see Ephesians 5:1-10)
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Will your wife’s actions or attitude remove your responsibility to fulfill the
command that God has given you in Ephesians 5:25?
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Verses 26 and 27 tell what Christ’s great love is going to accomplish for the
Church. These verses tell why Christ gave Himself up for her, and your love as a
husband is to accomplish similar purposes in your wife. In light of this, whom do
you think God is going to hold responsible to some degree for your wife’s growth?
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As you evaluate your love for your finance in light of Christ’s example, do you see
some areas where you have been selfish and have not been fulfilling your
responsibility? List these areas, and with each one, list a specific activity you can
engage in to begin to more adequately fulfill your responsibility.
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Ask the Lord to help you to fulfill His commandment (I John 1:9) given to you in
Ephesians 5:25-33. Commit yourself before the Lord to love your wife-to-be as
Christ loved the Church (I Thessalonians 5:24).
UNDERSTANDING LOVE
Read I Corinthians 13:1-13, Matthew 22:34-40 and Romans 8:6-8.
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List the characteristics of love as shown in the passage. (I Cor. 13)
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Restate those characteristics in personal phrases that reflect how you could carry
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