Your Family

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Your Family Lesson Three
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Words from the Lesson

• Submit
• Love
• Discreet
• Pure
• Good

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Introduction

• In lesson one . . . the father . . .
• Rule well his own house.
• Not to provoke his children to wrath.
• Teach his children the way of the Lord.
• Discipline his children.
• Provide for his family.

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.

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Submit to Her Husband

• The wife is to submit.
• Submit as the church. (Eph 522-24)
• submit yourselves (vs 22)
• church is subject to Christ (vs 24)
• Be submissive. (1 Pet 31)
• Be obedience. (Titus 25)
• The wife is to respect her husband. (Eph 533)

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.

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Love Her Husband

• The wife is to love her husband.
• that they admonish the young women to love their
  husbands, . . . (Ti 24-5)
• Internal love (Prov 423)
• External love - affectionate to husbands (cf. 1
  Cor 71-5)

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.

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Be Discreet

• The wife should be discreet.
• that they admonish the young women . . to be
  discreet, . . . (Titus 24-5)
• Discreet (sophron) means to be of a sound mind,
  then curb ones desires and impulses.

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.
• Be Pure (Chaste)

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Be Pure (Chaste)

• The wife is to be pure or chaste.
• that they admonish the young women . . to be . .
  . chaste, . . . (Titus 24-5)
• Chaste (hagnos) means exciting reverence then
  pure.

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.
• Be Pure (Chaste)
• Be Good.

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Be Good

• A wife should be good.
• that they admonish the young women . . to be . .
  . good, . . . (Titus 24-5)
• Good (agathos) means 1) of good constitution or
  nature 2) useful, salutary 3) good, pleasant,
  agreeable, joyful, happy 4) excellent,
  distinguished 5) upright, honourable (Strongs)

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.
• Be Pure (Chaste)
• Be Good.
• Concentrate on Her Inner Person.

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Concentrate on Inner Person

• The wife should look first to her inward person.
• Do not let your adornment be merely
  outwardarranging the hair, wearing gold, or
  putting on fine apparel rather let it be the
  hidden person of the heart, with the
  incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet
  spirit, which is very precious in the sight of
  God. (1 Pet 33-4)

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.
• Be Pure (Chaste)
• Be Good.
• Concentrate on Her Inner Person.
• Do Not Deprive Husband.

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Do Not Deprive Husband

• The wife is not to deprive her husband. (1 Cor
  71-5)
• . . . and likewise also the wife (render) to her
  husband (the affection due him). (vs 3)
• The wife does not have authority over her own
  body, but the husband does . . . (vs 4)
• Do not deprive one another except with consent
  for a time, . . . and come together again so that
  Satan does not tempt you . . . (vs 5)

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Submit to her husband.
• Love her husband.
• Be Discreet.
• Be Pure (Chaste)
• Be Good.
• Concentrate on Her Inner Person.
• Do Not Deprive Husband.