Home, The Role of the Husband
Ephesians 5:22-29
The role and responsibility of a husband according to God's design
- Overview of the book of Ephesians:
- Chapters 1-3: The believer's wealth in Jesus Christ
- Chapters 4-6: How that wealth works in the believer's walk
- Importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit and its impact on home life
The Role and Responsibilities of a Husband
- Ephesians 5:22-33
- Husband's responsibilities are twofold: leadership and love
Husband's Scriptural Position (Ephesians 5:22-24)
- Headship of the husband as the leader
- Misconceptions about headship:
- Headship is not dictatorship
- Headship does not mean the inferiority of the wife
- Headship does not mean the man makes all decisions without discussion
- Headship does not mean the husband is always right, but he is responsible
- Headship is not to be demanded
Husband's Supreme Passion (Ephesians 5:25-29)
- The husband is to be a lover, mirroring Christ's love for the church
- Love as a sign of strength, not weakness
- Practical applications of loving one's wife:
- Showing tenderness, thoughtfulness, compassion, and sensitivity
- Loving unconditionally, as Christ loved the church
- The importance of expressing love verbally and through actions
Practical Examples and Applications
- Personal anecdotes illustrating leadership and love in the home
- Importance of setting a positive example for children
- The impact of a husband's leadership and love on the family's spiritual health
Conclusion
- The balance of leadership and love in the home
- Encouragement to rely on God's strength to fulfill these roles
- Closing prayer for guidance and strength in leading and loving as commanded in Scripture
*The above summary is AI-generated, so discrepancies may exist. Please refer to the audio or video file to verify accuracy.
About the Contributors
Howard G. Hendricks
Dr. Howard G. Hendricks, known simply as “Prof,” directly or indirectly touched millions of lives in the evangelical community and beyond. For more than sixty years Prof served on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where he taught more than ten thousand students. He served as the chairman of the Center for Christian Leadership for over twenty years. He also ministered in person in more than eighty countries. Through speaking engagements, radio, tapes, films, the sixteen books he authored and coauthored, countless journal and popular-market articles, his service on numerous boards, and his work as a chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys (1976–1984), his reach was and is worldwide.
His legacy, in partnership with Jeanne, his wife of more than sixty-five years, includes four children and six grandchildren. Holding large audiences enthralled at venues such as Billy Graham’s conference center or Promise Keepers’ stadium rallies, Prof would confide, “It’s wonderful to be here with you, but I have a group of delicious students waiting for me back at the seminary.”
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