Family life is crucial in living a life of godliness and so Paul now highlights the role of husbands and wives.

Wives are to be submissive to their husbands (v22) because the husband has the God given role of headship (v23-24). In doing this wives are mirroring the obedience and attitude of the church to Christ

Acceptance of this command comes not primarily from respecting your husband but rather from respecting God and His will.

The husband has the greater challenge as he is not just to love his wife, he is to love his wife as Christ loved the church and sacrificed for it.

The husband’s love is to reflect the love of Christ in cleansing the church through His word (v26-27).

The one flesh in marriage means someone loving His wife is loving himself as the two have become one (v28-31).

Wives are you submitting to your husband? Husbands are you loving your wives?