BBC premarital counseling booklet-1 - Flipbook - Page 13
ASSIGNMENT
UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A WIFE
Read Ephesians 5:15 - 6:20, concentrating particularly on Ephesians 5:22-24. Also,
read I Peter 3:1-6. Read the passages in more than one version of the Scripture.
1.
Notice the context of Paul’s instructions to the wife and husband. What immediately
precedes these instructions? (Ephesians 5:15-21)
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2.
In Ephesians 5:18, Paul instructs everyone to be filled with the Spirit. In verse
19-21, he then lists four evidences of being filled with the Spirit. What are they?
a. vs. 19 ________________________________
b. vs. 19 ________________________________
c. vs. 20 ________________________________
d. vs. 21 ________________________________
3.
In light of this, ______________________________________________________
4.
In vs. 23, Paul says the husband is the head of the wife. He does not become the
head of the wife; he does not demand the headship, he _____________________ the
head like __________________________ is the Head of the Church.
5.
Write out your personal definition of the word subject:
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In light of the dictionary definition, write down five things you can do to demonstrate
this attitude of subjection to your mate-to-be.
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