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Marriage God's Way

Chris Risley
1 Peter 3:1-9

During the Greco-Roman period that this passage was written, women had no rights at all. Peter is actually elevating the view of women by the mere fact he is writing directly to them. No rabbi would do that then. His call for them to submit to their husbands was not to subjugate them but to avoid upsetting the entire social and economic system. By flaunting their new-found rights, they needlessly risked alienating all unsaved men. Peter calls women instead to win their unbelieving husbands to Christ by their exemplary behavior. Believing husbands are also called to show honor to their wives.

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Keeping the Heat Off, Continued

Dennis McCallum
1 Peter 3:1-9

We are so far removed from the culture of the time of this passage that it is hard to realize how radically liberating this was for women especially. The Bible has a high view of women, unlike the widespread view at the time. God calls women daughters and co-heirs with Christ. Jesus was the only rabbi to include women as his disciples. Peter calls for a different approach to marriage where the husband does not view his wife as a laborer or commodity but as an equal partner whom he serves sacrificially. Successful marriages that follow the Bible's view will really stand out in this fallen world.

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Husbands and Wives

Conrad Hilario
1 Peter 3:1-7

Peter's admonition for wives to be submissive to their husbands must be understood in the context it was given. It was not a blanket statement for all wives to be submissive to their husbands. The context is for wives of unbelieving husbands living in a Greco-Roman world where wives were not considered equal to their husbands. God on the other hand did view women as equal in value or worth to their husbands, but in this case, wives are asked to be submissive to unbelieving husbands in order to win them to Christ by their chaste and respectful behavior. Furthermore, husbands are to treat their wives in the same way, with understanding and showing her honor.

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Sex Without Strings, Relationships Without Rings?

James Rochford
Mark 10:1-9

What was Jesus' view of sex, marriage, and divorce? What can we learn from him for our contemporary lives today?

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Children and Parents

Ben Foust
Ephesians 6:1-4

In this very practical section of Ephesians, Paul applies the principles of walking God's way to concrete relationships. In this passage, he instructs children and parents how to play their role in the family God's way.

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Marriage (Part 2)

Jim Leffel
Ephesians 5:31-33

In our culture in which marriages fail at staggering rates, many people wonder how to sustain a healthy intimate relationship. In this passage, Paul takes us back to God's original design for marriage in Genesis and applies the principle of oneness to a truly satisfying life together.

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Marriage (Part 1)

Jim Leffel
Ephesians 5:21-30

Marriage in our culture is in a state of crisis, with half of all marriages ending in divorce and many electing not to get married at all. Added to this is confusion about what the Bible has to say about God's design for marriage. But when we look closely at what the Bible outlines for marriage, we find principles for marriage that can lead to the kind of fulfilling union God intended.

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Husbands & Wives

Ben Foust
1 Peter 3:1-9

Peter speaks to the relationship between Christian husbands and wives. Today this passage is often controversial, when ideas like submission and obedience are taken out of their literary and historical context. However, when we interpret Peter's writing in light of context we see God's beautiful plan for a healthy marriage relationship, one in which the husband lays down his life as a servant leader and a wife supports and respects her husband. Such marriages can be lights in the darkness in a society that largely fails in the area of marriage.

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Christ over Your Child's Character

Mary Beth Gladwell
1 Peter 3:1-9

God wants to use parents as the primary influence on children to grow them up to be spiritually mature Christ-followers who pursue His will for their lives. Through prayer, teaching, and modeling, parents should train their kids in godly character--to be above reproach, hospitable, generous, self-controlled and practice sexual integrity.

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