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The Man In Love
When the husband is responsible and noble leader, the wife will be joyful. Submission to his headship will be made easier for the wife.
Husband Is The Saviour Of The Wife
Husband is the savior of the body also according to Ephesians 5:23. Christ is the savior of the church and through Him we are reconciled back to God, being delivered from eternal damnation. The love relationship patterned after Christ’s love also recognizes and asserts that the husband is the savior of the wife, that is, his body. That means that husbands will be held responsible for their wives ultimate salvation. Put differently, it is the responsibility of husbands to make sure that their wives make heaven. We can also say that wives must understand that their husbands have a valuable role to play to prepare them to meet the Lord at the end of their journey of life.
Husbands, being the savior of their wives, indicate a great spiritual responsibility on the shoulders of husbands. While their wives may be born-again and spirit-filled at the point of their
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