… and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Eph 5:33b) In the closeness of a marriage relationship, a wife very quickly discovers that her husband is not always perfect. Paul emphasises that a wife must maintain a respect for her husband throughout the relationship. As the reality of a husband’s limitations become […]

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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. (Eph 5:25) At first sight the command for husbands to love their wives, seems almost redundant. The whole basis of a marriage is supposed to be one of love. But it is all too easy to underestimate the depth […]

But now is Christ risen from the dead (1 Cor 15:20a) This is the wonderful message that is true the whole year round, but one that we especially remember at Easter. The chapter that contains this verse focuses on the resurrection, but this particular verse is in a short dialogue about the folly of those […]