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| Pastor faith Oyedepo |
Topic: Biblical Teachings on the Marriage Relationship
Dear Reader,
I welcome you once again to this column. God is out to do glorious things for us this month of our year of glory as He re-brands us. You shall not miss your portion in Jesus’ name! This month, we will be looking at Biblical Teachings on the Marriage Relationship.
I will like you to know that a good and wonderful family life is possible in Christ Jesus. It is divinely organized by God Almighty and instructions have been written down on how to have a fulfilling family life in His manual for successful living – the Bible. Today, as you go through this article and follow God’s instructions, He will do a strange and quick work in your life and family in Jesus Christ’s name.
This week, I will be sharing on the Headship of the Marriage Institution. The Bible teaches that the man in a marriage is the head of the woman he is married to (1 Corinthians11:3). The wife is to obey her husband (1 Peter 3:1-6, Ephesians 5:22-24). The husband must be caring, sharing, and self-sacrificing (1 Peter 3:7 Ephesians 5:25, 28-33).
God designed the man to head the union. He was designed to take the lead, while the woman follows. When anyone tries to change this order, problems arise. He is the head of the woman, the leader and not a dictator. He must lead spiritually, because God will hold him accountable (Genesis 3:9).
The man is the principal actor in every home. Until the husband accepts his responsibility as the head, there can be nothing like success in that family. I am not referring only to men who are married to Christian wives, but also to those who are married to unbelieving ones.
The husband, however, is to exercise his leadership role under the authority of Christ, Who is his head and the example he should follow in exercising his role. As the leader, he has a responsibility to provide for and protect his wife and children, and is responsible, together with his wife, for the moral well-being of his family.
To exercise your leadership position as a man, you must love your wife unconditionally as a brother, friend and as a lover, sexually (Ephesians 5:25-29). You must honour your wife and not treat her as a lesser being, or a slave. Your wife is not a lesser creature. God made man and woman to complement each other. A marriage will fail if the husband demands his wife’s subjection to him, while he himself refuses to give himself up for her.
If you are not born again, you cannot enjoy the fulfilment in marriage that God has preserved for those who love Him. However, as you confess your sins and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour now, you will experience a great change in your life and marriage. Please say this simple prayer in faith: “Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse me with Your Blood. Deliver me from sin and satan to serve the living God. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into Your Kingdom.”
If you prayed this simple prayer, you are now a child of God. He loves you and will never leave you. Read your Bible daily, obey God’s Word and seek Christian fellowship (John 14:21).
Congratulations! You are now born again! All-round rest and peace are guaranteed you, in Jesus’ Name. Call or write, and share your testimonies with me through contact@faithoyedepo.org; OR 07026385437 and 08141320204.
For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage Work, Building A Successful Home and Success in Marriage (Co-Authored).
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