Ephesians 5:21-33
In this section of Ephesians, Paul gives Godly advise on marriage to both husbands and wives. If you have been married, what have you found to work well in your relationship with your spouse?
- What overriding rule for a successful marriage is given in verse 21 for both husbands and wives?
- A) What is the main attitude a Christian wife should have toward her husband? B) Why? C) What example is given of this? D) If you are/were married, are/were you able to do this? E) Why of why not?
- A) What is the main attitude a Christian husband should have toward his wife? B) Who is their example in this? C) How should they carry this out? D) To what degree? E) If you are/were married, are/were you able to do this? F) why or why not?
- A) When we love our spouse, who else are we loving according to verse 28? B) Do you think the opposite is also true ? C) What does this say about a person who gets into a lot of argu-ments and fights with their spouse?
- A) What is one of the main purposes of marriage according to verse 31? B) What did Jesus also say about this?
Extra Credit
We also learn a great deal about Christ and the Church in this section of Ephesians. A) Why does it say that Christ gave Himself up for the Church. B) What should the Church be-come because of this? C) How does it say that Christ cleanses the Church? D) What is this cleansing to do to the Church? E) What does verse 29 say that Christ does for the Church? How? F) What analogy is given in verses 23 and 30 about Christ, Christians, and the Church? G) What is to be the result of this?