- Notes on Attitude
- Not a class on compliance
- No denial of need to comply
- Looking for motivating attitudes to dwell on
- To propel our actions
- For our meditation and consideration
- Holding our hearts to the task
- Compliance the objective
- Attitude is the force to propel us
- Last Week – Main Text from Ephesians 5
- Husbands’ attitudes towards their wives
- Rooted in:
- Love
- Purpose
- Service
- Steadfastness
- Sacrifice
- Let “sacrifice” slip by. (Oops!)
- Ephesians 5:25
- The kind of sacrificial behavior as Jesus demonstrated
- Gave up – John 3:13
- Stepped down
- Suffered – Luke 9:21-22
- Gave all
- Gave His life – I Timothy 2:5-6
- How can these be demonstrated by a husband toward his wife?
- Selflessness
- Sacrifice
- Overall role of husband is that of the leader of the family
- Position is that of head
- Position naturally implies that there is a following
- Wife’s Attitudes Toward Her Husband
- A leader of a “different kind”
- The best leader is a great follower – is in subjection
- To government authority – Romans 13:1-5
- To family leaders over us – Luke 2:51
- To fellow workers in Christ – I Corinthians 16:15-16 (Galatians 2:4-5)
- To our employers – Titus 2:9-10
- In other words, Christianity does not undo the relationships of this life – all subjective relationships continue – Ephesians 5:21
- Qualities of a good follower (as a wife to a husband – Ephesians 5:22-24, 33)
- Strives for excellence – I Peter 2:12; Proverbs 31:10
- Willing and eager to work – Proverbs 31:13
- Ready to help – trusted advisor, assistant, aide – Proverbs 31:11
- Optimistic toward the future – Proverbs 31:25
- Accepts responsibility
- Teaches from her experience to others – Titus 2:3-5
- By example
- By instruction
- Respectful – Ephesians 5:33
- Has purpose – I Peter 3:1-6
- What is it?
- In action
- In attitude
- In speech
- Direct
- Indirect
- How does one show it?
- Treatment of husband
- Treatment of other family
- Treatment of all people
- The best leader is a great follower – is in subjection
- A leader of a “different kind”
- Attitude as State of Mind
- State of mind that shapes actions
- Can be changed
- We are not slaves to our state of mind
- We can master our state of mind
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