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The Man In Love
that a man produces for himself. By implication, no man will ever start out with a perfect wife, one without fault and holy. However, the transformation that subsequently takes place in the life of the wife will be determined by her husband, through the love that he shows to her. Jesus took us on with great shortcomings, with our sins as red as crimson and through His love, worked on us to bring forth glory in our lives. It is the same way with husbands when they marry their wives. They are expected to transform their wives into glorious personalities, holy and without fault.
The only way that love is able to transform the lives of our wives is if our wives respond to the show of love. Jesus said in John 3:35 that when we love one another all men will know that we are His disciples. The love of Christ transforms the lives of everyone who believes in Him and receives Him as the Son of God. Women especially respond to love from their husbands, and that is why, like the church, they can be molded into glorious beings holy and without fault. Love of husbands toward their wives will bring out the best in their wives as surely as the love of Christ brings out the best in us. According to Isaiah 61:3, the love
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