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Finite, Sinful Headship in Marriage: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 7

Jesus is the perfect leader, the perfect supplier, the perfect protector. How could an imperfect husband possibly imitate him?

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Are Divisions in the Church Necessary?

How should Christians respond to divisions in the church? Don’t make light of them, for they are tragic. And don’t make death of them, for they are predicted.

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How Is Christ Head of the Church? Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 6

Why is the husband called the “head” of the wife? What does the word mean biblically?

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Singing Sends Lovers of Christ to the Nations

Under God, musical worship can mobilize the church to finish the Great Commission. The gladness of Godward singing sends lovers of Christ to the nations.

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Why Aren’t Pre-Fall Adam and Eve the Model for Marriage? Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 5

If Adam and Eve were married and without sin before the fall, why are they not our primary model for Christian marriage today?

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Can We Speak with Angels?

Scripture includes stories of angels talking with humans through dreams and visions. So should Christians expect, and even pursue, conversations with angels today?

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Submissively Not Following a Husband: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 4

What does it mean that the wife is called to submit to her husband “in everything”?

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What Does It Mean to Cry, ‘Abba, Father’?

When God puts the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, giving us a spiritual sight of his fatherly care in Christ, we can’t help but cry, “Abba! Father!”

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Wives, Submit ‘As to the Lord’: Ephesians 5:22–24, Part 3

What does it mean for a Christian wife to submit to her husband “as to the Lord”?

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Escaping the Love of Comfort and Safety

The freest people in this world are those most in love with the next. If our hope is safe in heaven, we can afford to take risks on earth.

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