Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Eph 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Eph 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Eph 5:28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
I guess that you are not Reformed. But I agree wholeheartedly with this. I try my best to hoist my wife upon that pedestel that she deserves to be upon.
Oh and BTW that includes loving her when she makes mistakes too. In case you don’t understand the verses it certainly doesn’t make a wife your door mat .
My wife does not make mistakes. She is very clear on that.
Man sets the tone for his house . If the tone in his house is bad he had better start asking himself what he is doing that the tone in his house is bad.
That is correct. I find that women despise men that they can dominate.
Lera:
Man sets the tone for his house . If the tone in his house is bad he had better start asking himself what he is doing that the tone in his house is bad.
MarkBsnr:
That is correct. I find that women despise men that they can dominate.
If you treat a wife like property she will feel like a slave and seek freedom. If you love and cherish her she will do the same to you. Happy couples walk side by side helping each other along the way. They become best friends if they didn’t start out that way. If you want to receive you had better give (I am not talking about money or things you can buy with it )
Psalms 31 describes the perfect wife. She is G-d fearing and loves her husband and her family much . If you read it you’ll notice she is quite independent and not controlled or micromanaged ... her husband is very loving and cherishes her.
I’m going to repeat this because this is the secret to a happy marriage.
Man sets the tone for his house . If the tone in his house is bad he had better start asking himself what he is doing or (or not doing) that the tone in his house is bad.
Pedestals are for plants