The leadership role that God has ordained for your marriage is NOT an excuse to “rule with an iron fist”. God has not called us to be domineering, but rather he has called us to love our wife like Christ loved the church. I challenge you to lead your wife by serving her and embrace the true scriptural meaning of biblical manhood.

A Challenge to Husbands

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,” Ephesians 5:25 ESV

Perhaps the most cowardly man, that calls himself a follower of Christ, is the one who takes advantage of the leadership role that God has ordained for his marriage. What exactly do I mean? The man that leads his marriage with an iron fist is not actually leading, but rather he is a bully while at the same time a chicken.

Headship Equals Service

In the previous verses, we learn that the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church. (Ephesians 5:23). In God’s creative order, He ordained that the man of the marriage is to lead, and He gave the male the role of headship.

The headship role of the husband does not mean that he now has the right to “rule with an iron fist”. The husband does not assert his dominance over his wife for the sake of showing his power. Biblical manhood as a husband consists of serving your wife.

Consider the words of Ephesians 5:25: “Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

If we are commanded to love our wife in this manner, then Christian service to your spouse should be manifested. The leadership role of the man equals serving your wife. The husband has been called to lead their wife by loving her, providing for her, and serving her.

Our Model, Christ Jesus

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