Wives and Husbands
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1 Peter Series
1 Peter Series
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
So the first part talks about wives. Wives keep us men accountable.
The Wife is the Rock of the relationship
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct.
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Ok Men, we are considered the leader of the home. But its the women that keep us on the straight and narrow path.
Let’s look at it this way. When it comes to road trips, what does the men do? “I know where I’m going, I got this.” The women sit there and say yeah ok hunny.
20 minutes later we are either at the correct destination or we are out hanging out with the mountain lions while the GPS is saying “Recalculating.”
Ok so now let’s put this scripture in play. The wives will lead us in men in the right direction. Men we need to listen to them. Because how many times have we been doing the wrong thing, and our wives has prayed for us, has helped us get right, has calmed us down.
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
The heart is what matters
Ok women, when you ask us “why did you like me?” and the guys says “Your personality or your heart.” WE MEAN IT. Its not all about looks. It doesnt matter how much make up, jewelry, or fancy clothes you wear. YOU WON US with your HEART.
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
So this states that the husband is the head of the wife and the wife should submit. It correlates with 1 Peter 3 but let’s not interpret men that we are the Gods of our wives. This does not mean that we rule them with a strong arm. This does not mean that that they do not have say within our family. Because like I said before the wives are our rock. Our support System.
OK now let’s get to the husbands
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Husband and Wives need to work together
We must be one. Yes this says that men should show honor to the woman as the weaker vessel. But let’s look back to Ephesians
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so 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. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
Husbands DATE your Wives
2 ways to love your wife
Love her as Christ loved the church
Lover her as you love yourself
Dont hinder your wife’s faith. Help answer questions she may have about the Word. Help with the kids, the dishes, the laundry.
Love her as yourself, means if you wouldnt do it why would you let your wife do it. Make sure she is putting in her mind not the ways of the world, but the ways of the WORD.
This is what marriage is all about. We are one flesh, one body, one mind.
We dont rule over our wives men. We build them up, we take care of them.
Men we don’t know everything, that’s why God wanted us to be married to send a woman in our life to be our support.
Women, Keep us in men in check. Don’t let us forget our first love which is to God. Don’t let us become an emporer in our home. Remind us we need to work together just as God has intended us to.