Walking in Submission - Submission for Husbands

It has been 4 weeks since we have studied together in Ephesians. We are still talking about the ways in which we put away our former manner of life and put on our new one in Christ. One of those ways is through mutual submission, humbly putting others first.  

Generally speaking, it applies to all of our relationships. We are called first to submit "...to one another out of reverence for Christ (v.21).” Elsewhere in Scripture, submission is applied to government and to church leadership. Here we are specifically talking about the way each member of the household submits to one another out of reverence for Christ.

We will look at the responsibility of husbands in Ephesians 5:25 - 33 today. His duty toward his wife is first his duty to Christ. Because he is submitted to Christ, he loves her and in that way is submissive to her. In that way, he has placed her wellbeing above his own.