• 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
  • 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