(Genesis 2:18; Psalm 68:6). Today, we are called by God to stand out and be excellent at what we do. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. Shall. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." The man who by his dissolute habits strips his house of all comfort, is only a husband in a legal sense. The submission required of a wife involves (1) A sense of dependence. Her own relation to God will determine the standard of right and limit of duty. Thesis: We were created to work! Spurgeon. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Here in the Western World, it is no secret that Fatherhood has been under siege for many years now. To Dominicus. This effect we see in Christ's love toward His Church (Matthew 28:20). The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. . Thus in the word wife is wrapped up a hint of earnest, indoor, stay-at-home occupations, as being fitted for her who bears this name.Qualities of a wifeOld writer. A good wife should be like three things; which three things she should not be like.1. Paul does not say as the complement of submission, "Rule your wives wisely, keep them in their position." 3). The injunction forbidding bitterness. There is something in these words that might surprise us. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. Some homes, alas, are in a state of chronic conflict. 1 Peter 3:7 - Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. But he will most surely and fully receive the acknowledgment due to him who truly loves; and she will be most tenderly loved who shows most heartily deference. It is there that the young souls who are to be our successors in cultivating the vineyard of God are to be trained and developed; it is there the process is to begin of restraining and cleansing away the corruption inherent in them as the children of sinful men; there that their earliest longings after fellowship Friedrich SchleiermacherSelected Sermons of SchleiermacherUnity and Peace. The man who does this seeks not a wife but a money porter, and after he has laid his claws on the money, he regards not of a straw the porter. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. (3) That it is impious to choose a husband who is likely to persuade his wife to do such things as are not fit in the Lord.II. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. Tonight "Wrath," as Ephesians has it, and then apathy. It is one thing to be silly in the expression of a rapturous fondness and quite another to be manly in the exhibition of a sincere affection. He who neglects this, subjects himself to heavy censure (1 Timothy 5:8). 1). This effect we see in Christ's love toward His Church (Matthew 28:20). 3). The bitterness here prohibited shows itself (1) In the affections. He who neglects this, subjects himself to heavy censure (1 Timothy 5:8). Colossians. (1 Timothy 2:14. 3). 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." Meditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. [1923] Surely it was a wholesome alarm that believers might not think that they could be saved on account of their faith alone, even although they should live in these evils: the Apostle James with most clear speech crying out against that notion, and saying, "If any say that he have faith, and have not works, shall his faith be able to save him?" Do St. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged. [1924], 31. "The opening verses of chapter 3 sustain the closest connection with the closing verses of chapter 2. It has pleased God to call me out of that dangerous condition. I'm in no hurry, I'm on my way to work. If a woman has married a man she cannot respect, she may have herself to blame; but his weakness does not exempt her from the duty of honouring him as her husband. The man who does this seeks not a wife but a money porter, and after he has laid his claws on the money, he regards not of a straw the porter.2. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary Road, What have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. (4) And as to children, here is the one thing God would have you do, and which is moreover pleasing to those whose approbation is worth having, and will save many a sting of conscience now which may tingle again when all too late. --Colossians iii. We have pushed God so far back in the operating )Husband's love reciprocatedChristian Age.Xenophon relates, that when Cyrus had taken captive a young prince of Armenia, together with his beautiful and blooming wife, of whom he was remarkably fond, they were brought before the tribunal of Cyrus to receive their sentence. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. 4. [1923] Surely it was a wholesome alarm that believers might not think that they could be saved on account of their faith alone, even although they should live in these evils: the Apostle James with most clear speech crying out against that notion, and saying, "If any say that he have faith, and have not works, shall his faith be able to save him?" (2) So parents are to let the sunshine of their smile ripen their children's love to fruit of obedience, and remember that frost in spring scatters the blossoms on the grass. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. Foster. If their husbands should strive to compel them to idolatrous worship they must resist (Acts 5:29). ), 3. And verse 24 says, "From the Lord, you will receive the inheritance as your reward." So ultimately, we're not working for a degree or a grade or a paycheck. Do you know what it is? The reason for this injunction "as it is fit in the Lord." Y. Observer.As I was conversing with a pious old man, I inquired what were the means of his conversion. Faith and Love Towards Christ. "(Christian Age. Many a father drives his child into evil by keeping him at a distance. (b) In direction and instruction in all those things which relate to this life and the next (1 Corinthians 14:35), because both are partners in earthly things and heirs together of the grace of life (1 Peter 3:7). Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. iii 15. 4. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. (2) A feeling of deference. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. This is what you're doing in whatever work you do. )A wife's influenceN. [1924] St. Rigorous treatment may also occasion their becoming stupid. They must honour their husbands as their head (1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 3:6). We (Admonition 5.) All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. It is one thing to be silly in the expression of a rapturous fondness and quite another to be manly in the exhibition of a sincere affection. (2) A feeling of deference. (Old writer. H. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Foster. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : Gods Design For The Family (Col. 3:1821), Honouring Christ In Family Roles --Headship And Submission, The Lord Jesus Is My Rewarder And We Are Serving Him, The Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary And Joseph. "Upon that dear and generous man," she replied, "who declared his readiness to purchase my liberty at the expense of his life. He declined it with the intimation that if there was any reward thought to be deserved, he wished it to be conferred upon his wife, to whom he attributed all his success. If he abdicate hie position, she may be obliged to take the lead, yet the true wife will strive to do it in such a way as not to wound him. No! AugustineOn Continence, "But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. Today, we are called by God to stand out and be excellent at what we do. (Colossians iii. Foster. From whence it follows (1) That thus wives render a sub mission grateful to God Himself. Of the domestic institution, conjugal life and love are the very element and fountain (Ephesians 5:25-33; Titus 2:4-5; 1 Peter 3:1-7).I. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. Others have a mighty Saviour, because they make Him to be great and mighty. Marriage is left us as a wreck saved from Paradise; according to our spirit and conduct it will be either a reminder of "paradise lost," or a help towards "paradise regained."(J. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. read more, Scripture: Others have a mighty Saviour, because they make Him to be great and mighty. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. There is something in these words that might surprise us. )The value of submissiveness in wivesE. Plutarch says, "They who sacrificed at the rites of Juno, took out the gall of the victim, signifying by the ceremony that it was not fit that bile and bitterness should enter into the married state." O wretched Man! Learn about the principles for obeying your parents in this sermon about proper attitudes towards mom and pop. Without saying or doing anything injurious a husband embittered against his wife can make her life exceedingly bitter. ), 2. When you need guidance for living out your faith, God's Word has you coverednot only in your family relationships but even in your workplace. 5. 7. He is not a houseband; instead of keeping things together he scatters them.(E. As a wife is bound to obey her husband in spite of his many imperfections, so the husband is bound to love the wife notwithstanding hers. As you cannot approve of our conduct, give me leave to ask what can possibly induce you to behave with so much kindness to us?" It was put to the test, and the boast of the husband was: found true. I like what some comedian said about that. If their husbands should strive to compel them to idolatrous worship they must resist (Acts 5:29). save that lest they should not think that they did those evils and lived in them with impunity on this account, because their faith set them free from wrath, which cometh upon the sons of unbelief, doing these things, and living in them without faith. To Dominicus. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." It may be exhibited in surly silence as well as in sharp words. The church is full of half dead people who have been trying, like poor Nero, to slay themselves for years, and have not had the courage to strike the fatal blow. "For Ye are Dead" (Col. Iii. The times are continuously changing, and most of us feel like we are inside a jungle trying to survive from the tough competition with other people. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." To Dominicus. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. H. Spurgeon.Rowland Hill often felt much grieved at the false reports which were circulated of many of his sayings, especially those respecting his publicly mentioning Mrs. Bill. Let's do this to God's glory! (2) The disadvantage of refusing this subjection. HONOURING CHRIST IN FAMILY ROLES (view less), Denomination: Pastor Eric J. Hanson: 2017 Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. He said, "Place this cross in the room in which you fight the most and you will be reminded of Gods commands and you wont Shall Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871Christ is AllMY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. Foster.When Mr. Disraeli retired from office he was offered an earldom. 3). Since believers have been saved by Christ, they should not participate in the sins which trap unbelievers. As a wife is bound to obey her husband in spite of his many imperfections, so the husband is bound to love the wife notwithstanding hers. A. Foster.A pleasure-loving husband boasted of the good temper of his wife; and a wager was laid that she would rise at midnight and give the company a supper with perfect cheerfulness. 4. Observer. For when Adam and Eve, being created after God's own image, and placed in Paradise, that they and their posterity might live in a blessed state of life immortal, having dominion over all earthly creatures, and only restrained from the fruit of one tree, as a sign Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyChrist all and in All. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" But he will most surely and fully receive the acknowledgment due to him who truly loves; and she will be most tenderly loved who shows most heartily deference. As you cannot approve of our conduct, give me leave to ask what can possibly induce you to behave with so much kindness to us?" They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. to put off the old self, and put on Christ; May 5. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. The husband is to be the house-band the strength and bond of the family. The subjection is not that of a drudge or slave, to be ruled by force. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. We are far from: a satisfactory discharge of these yet, but everybody admits the principle and we have mainly to thank Christianity for that. For its full satisfaction a woman's heart needs to look up, and to serve where it loves. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Spence, D. D.The root of all society is the family. February 17. "What, Air?" This tyranny is exercised(a) when the wife is removed from domestic rule and degraded to the rank of a maid, even perhaps subjected to one of them, (Proverbs 31:27; Titus 2:5). )Relative duties -- husbands and wivesJ. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to, Text: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. Do St. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. AUDIENCE PROFILE: The rule of love is sweet and easily borne. (Genesis 2:18; Psalm 68:6). All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. 5. She should be like a snail, to keep within her own house; but she should not be like the snail to carry all she has upon her "back.2. Love which rests on such an unstable foundation cannot be firm and constant. Do you know what it is? --Colossians iii. When she tried to lead her husband and undertook to govern, the issue was disastrous for both. It is God s will that it should be so, and also the dictate of common sense. Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. The submission required of a wife involves (1) A sense of dependence. November 8, 1874. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. (view more) A tender mind is wounded no less by bitter words, than the body is by sharp weapons. The woman's priority in the original transgression. The wife, child, servant, are to obey; the husband to love, the father to show his love in gentle considerateness, the master to yield his servants their dues. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. If a woman has married a man she cannot respect, she may have herself to blame; but his weakness does not exempt her from the duty of honouring him as her husband. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. 2. This spirit is grossly wrong in a Christian man to the woman who has given up all for him. His love to his wife, Cornelia, was so great, that he killed the male, saith Plutarch, and died quickly.(G. iii 15. MY devout hearers! For a moment he paused. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. (1) In general this subjection is a Divine disposition whereby the more imperfect are subordinate to the more perfect, in order to their government and preservation. Without saying or doing anything injurious a husband embittered against his wife can make her life exceedingly bitter. H. Spurgeon.Rowland Hill often felt much grieved at the false reports which were circulated of many of his sayings, especially those respecting his publicly mentioning Mrs. Bill. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast, 2 Tim. UNITY AND PEACE. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. Colossians 3:18-21. Many husbands, it may be said, do not deserve this, and the wife may sometimes take advantage of a husband's weakness for his good. We are created to contribute to our society for the good. Third Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, Suffering. The idea of being raised with Christ was introduced back in Colossians 2:12, where Paul used baptism to illustrate this spiritual reality. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of Glory, Christ Our Life. But the principles laid down here are applicable to all forms of service. OBJECTIVES: For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. The man who does this seeks not a wife but a money porter, and after he has laid his claws on the money, he regards not of a straw the porter.2. Colossians 3:18 Sermons: Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 21. 21. "Not observe him!" 4. In many cases the wife is the husband, who by her prudence and economy keeps the house together. (c)The order of creation. He infers holiness from this also. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. Charity likes to come in and supplies wants which would never have been felt had there been equity. Plutarch says, "They who sacrificed at the rites of Juno, took out the gall of the victim, signifying by the ceremony that it was not fit that bile and bitterness should enter into the married state." Matt. Scripture references are hand . As you cannot approve of our conduct, give me leave to ask what can possibly induce you to behave with so much kindness to us?" Apostolic. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. Others again seem to blend so wholly with other workers that their own individuality can scarcely be traced. )Relative duties -- husbands and wivesJ. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Christian Training of Children. Y. Observer.As I was conversing with a pious old man, I inquired what were the means of his conversion. The injunction forbidding bitterness. A. Contact with the world often deadens the susceptibilities, and love is left to care for itself and struggle for a precarious existence. Love uttering a wish speaks music to love listening, and love obeying the wish is free and a queen. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. )The influence of a wifeJ. October 28, 2018 I dont know any father or husband who doesnt feel like he has failed on numerous occasions. But the wife is not a slave to do the bidding of a taskmaster, losing in a mechanical obedience the sense of responsibility. Many people do not remember a time when Fathers were honored in everyday life. Moser. )Husband: meaning of the wordE. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. This evokes new powers, and renewed consecration. (3) The idea of a father's power and a child's obedience has been much softened by Christianity, but rather from the greater prominence given to love, than from the limitation given to obedience. If he abdicate hie position, she may be obliged to take the lead, yet the true wife will strive to do it in such a way as not to wound him. 3). where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? His attentions to her till the close of life were of the most gentlemanly and affectionate kind. It is as we, O wretched Man! If he abdicate hie position, she may be obliged to take the lead, yet the true wife will strive to do it in such a way as not to wound him. Thus in the word wife is wrapped up a hint of earnest, indoor, stay-at-home occupations, as being fitted for her who bears this name.Qualities of a wifeOld writer. A good wife should be like three things; which three things she should not be like.1. 21. Wives, Submit to Your Husbands (3:18) Let's look at Paul's first brief instruction: "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord." (3:18) gain access to 50+ premium resources to enhance your study of Scripture. Colossians 3:1-4 pulls back the curtain, as does all of Scripture, on the most fundamental reality of all: God. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." Contact with the world often deadens the susceptibilities, and love is left to care for itself and struggle for a precarious existence. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. "(Christian Age. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. Swinnock, M. A.Tiberius Gracchus, the Roman, finding two snakes in his bed, and consulting with the soothsayers, was told that one of them must be killed; yet, if he killed the male, he himself would die shortly; if the female, his wife would die. It is too often taken as a matter of course. Work is a place where we make a difference for the Kingdom of Heaven. 11.) If we would know what Christ wants to be to us, we Dwight L. MoodyThe Way to God and How to Find ItBut, after that He had Made Mention of These Evils30. Marriage is left us as a wreck saved from Paradise; according to our spirit and conduct it will be either a reminder of "paradise lost," or a help towards "paradise regained."(J. We often feel that marriage should be governed by society and what seems acceptable in this world. Fearful of driving figures and arguments from his head, she uttered no cry nor made any movement until they reached the House; nor did Disraeli hear of it till long after. If their husbands should strive to compel them to idolatrous worship they must resist (Acts 5:29). My husband continues in it. In this nobler, purer, more unselfish love, as much as in physicial constitution, is laid the foundation of the Divine ideal of marriage. In many cases the wife is the husband, who by her prudence and economy keeps the house together. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. (4) The last word is a warning against neglect of duty. The Egyptian women had no shoes, that they might learn to keep at home. I tremble for his future, and therefore try to make his: present as comfortable as possible." When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. THE DUTY OF THE WIFE.1. He infers holiness from this also. Ephesians 6:1-4, Colossians 3:20-21. The sum and fountain of all other duties is love.1. 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. (4) The hindrances to this subjection. The prisoners were dismissed, to enjoy their freedom and former honours; and each was lavish in praises of the conqueror. Y. Observer.As I was conversing with a pious old man, I inquired what were the means of his conversion. "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. The wool was spun into thread by the girls, who were therefore called "spinsters"; the thread was woven by their mother, who was accordingly called the weaver or the wife; and another remnant of this old truth we discover in the word heirloom, applied to any old piece of furniture which has come down to us from our ancestors, and which, though it may be a chair or bed, shows that a loom was once the most important piece of furniture in the house. (Ephesians 5:23; 1 Corinthians 7:34.). God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. Colossians. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. Here is the sum of religion. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." (c) Foolish vanities, such as an immoderate desire of appearing in public, extravagance in dress, etc.2. 1. (b) In direction and instruction in all those things which relate to this life and the next (1 Corinthians 14:35), because both are partners in earthly things and heirs together of the grace of life (1 Peter 3:7). He was in advance even of the earliest seeker that Easter morning, and He will be waiting for us before the break of day with His glad "All Hail," if we have only eyes to see Rev. When I was your age It is worth while to do so. The husband is to be the house-band the strength and bond of the family. (c) Provision of all necessary things, in imitation of Christ's care of His Church. Shall Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871, Christ is AllMY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. 2. Negatively "Be not bitter against them." Colossians 3:21, Let God be First (2) The disadvantage of refusing this subjection. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." The precept enjoining love. His wife therefore became Viscountess Beaconsfield. He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." 2 Tim. This dependence is touchingly illustrated in the social sympathy for, and Divine promises to widows, because she is deprived of her earthly prop and stay. The sum and fountain of all other duties is love. And she has a right to expect it amidst the monotony of her household cares.2. She should be like an echo, to speak when spoken to; but she should not be like an echo, always to have the last word.3. 3). "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. She should be like an echo, to speak when spoken to; but she should not be like an echo, always to have the last word. "I did not observe him," she replied. (1) The affection of love itself is required. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. Observer. November 8, 1874. This tyranny is exercised(a) when the wife is removed from domestic rule and degraded to the rank of a maid, even perhaps subjected to one of them, (Proverbs 31:27; Titus 2:5). As we go through our every day life balancing work, hobbies, family time and Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. And yet, after all, this is the most Christ-like ministry of all, for the Master Himself does not even appear in the work of the church except as her hidden Life Rev. I want to emphasize that word "all." 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. It is beautiful to see a loving wife clinging hopefully and prayerfully to a bad husband. Baptist. Men have taken it into their heads to invent various systems of religion and if you look round the world, you will see scores of different sects; but it is a great fact that, while there is a multitude of false religions, there is but one that is true. 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