Love Your Wives as Your Bodies

"Love your wives as your own bodies" – Eph. 5:28-33

I. The creation and marriage of Adam and Eve
(Gen. 2; Mt. 19:6; 1 Cor. 11:8-12; 1 Cor. 7:2-4)

II. The husband's duty to his wife
A. Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies (1 Cor. 13:4-5; Numb. 30:2; Dt. 23:21-23; Eccl. 5:4-5; 1 Pet. 3:7)
B. No one ever hated his own flesh (v. 29)

III. As Christ does the church (vv. 29-30)
(Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 2:4-7; Col. 2:18-19; Rom. 6:3-8; Rom. 12:4-5)

A. Christ nourishes the church
B. Christ cherishes the church (Ps. 91:1-4; Rev. 12:6, 13-16)

I. This mystery is great
(Mt. 22:2; Mt. 25:1; Rev. 19:7-9)