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ridicule or shame out of love, knowing that such brings joy to our wives and fosters peace in our relationship with them. Where there are no obvious cases of sacrifices made by a husband toward his wife then love is not at play. When love truly exists in the heart of a husband toward his wife, he would have many testimonies of sacrificial gestures made toward His wife. The hallmark of the love of Jesus to His church is sacrifice and it must be the same for husbands who show the Christ kind of love toward their wives.
Don’t Abide Alone!
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
John 12:24-25
The scripture quoted above speaks about the grain of wheat that decides to sacrifice itself in order to produce much gain. This word from the Lord reflects what He did Himself by dying for us. By giving Himself, Christ has gained an abundance of joint heirs of
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