In Ephesians 5, husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and wives are called to submit to their husbands as they submit to the Lord. In this way, husbands and wives are engaged in mutual and constant self-sacrifice that reflects the good news of Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross and his commitment to his church. Marriage serves as an earthly depiction of the eternal reality of God’s redemption of his people through his Son.
