• Genesis 2:18-24
  • Malachi 2:14 – God expects us to treat our wives as precious gifts.
  • The primary reason for marriage is companionship. Other things come with marriage, but that is the primary reason.
  • How does God-given authority work?
    • The husband is the head of the wife.
      • Genesis 3:16
      • I Corinthians 11:3, 7-9
      • I Timothy 2:13-14
    • The one with God-given authority must use it as God requires.
      • I Samuel 15:17-19, 26
      • Colossians 3:18-19
    • Bad leadership will encourage rebellion.
      • I Samuel 8:1-6
    • How is he told to lead? Ephesians 5:22-33
      • By sacrificing himself for the spiritual well-being of his wife.
      • With love
        • Matthew 20:26-28
        • John 13:12-14