Ephesians 5:22-33

I. Marriage as a figure of Christ and His church

A. We are Christ’s body (Ephesians 5:30)
B. Marriage instituted in Eden (Ephesians 5:31; Genesis 2:24; Luke 14:26)
C. The church, part of God’s eternal purpose (Ephesians 3:10-11), foreshadowed by the marriage of Adam and Eve

II. The wife’s responsibility to her husband

A. Submission (Ephesians 5:22-24, 33)
B. Love for the family, discretion, purity, homemaking, and obedience (Titus 2:4-5)

III. The husband’s responsibility to his wife

A. Lead in love (Ephesians 5:23, 25, 28, 33)
B. Provision and protection (Ephesians 5:29)

IV. Christ is the head of the church

A. Sacrificial love (Ephesians 5:25)
B. He sanctifies and cleanses the church in baptism (Ephesians 5:26)
C. Provision and protection (Ephesians 5:29)

V. The church’s responsibility to Christ

A. Submission (Ephesians 5:23-24)
B. Moral purity and holiness (Ephesians 5:27)