For us Catholics, The Sacrament of Marriage lasts until death.
It is a serious matter when marriages are failing. This is a delicate matter, and it must be addressed in the best way possible only with the Grace of God.
This is taken from a Reading at the Celebration of the Mass on the 25th of August 2024. Ephesians 4:32 |5:1-2, 21-32 (*33* added.)
4:32 and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
*Here the reading is applicable to all of us. But even more so in a marriage where there are disagreements and misunderstandings and an urge to control the other.
*What is God's responsibility for wives?
There are good people.
And there are people who are violent - intolerable people.
*And if you are in danger or have been threatened, know, that life is precious. Speak with someone you trust. Violent behaviour is a high-risk factor, making these individuals dangerous to themselves and others. If you have been beaten-bruised and there is a risk to life, please speak, raise your concerns, follow the safety procedures. Please don't be quiet about the threats if any. Life is precious. You have been cautioned.*
That said and done, we now move to:-
God Wants Wives To Be Submissive - It simply means don't be dominating, don't be a control freak.
Submissive means being obedient to the husband. Something that women today simply rebel with. Women want all the control and let me speak quiet openly, the devil is letting you win. The world is your stage. The choice is yours. You choose what you want, it is all on the table.
*What does the Bible say about wives taking care of their husbands?
*Answer: Ephesians 5:22-24(underlined)
Ephesians 5:21-33
21 Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 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. 28 Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no man ever hates his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is a profound one, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church;
How should a wife respect her husband according to the Bible?
In Ephesians 5:33, Paul says,
33 however, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
When you respect your husband you notice him, regard him, prefer him, and esteem him. It means valuing his opinion, admiring him. And when you don't like something, you don't make a big noise about it in the open. You speak to him privately. That is an honourable thing to do. You value him like a precious jewel that is given to you and only you.
How to respect your husband biblically?
1 Peter 3:1-4, 1Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see your reverent and chaste behavior. 3 Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair, decoration of gold, and wearing of fine clothing, 4 but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
The wife should respect her husband through the expression of a gentle and quiet spirit, showing support and encouragement, and finding areas to build him up.
How should a husband treat his wife according to the Bible?
1 Peter 3:7- Likewise you husbands, live considerately with your wives, bestowing honor on the woman as the weaker sex, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.
Please continue to read Love Prevails!: Marriage - In The LORD, ccc.
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