Build a Strong and Happy Marriage

HUSBANDS-EXERCISE LOVING HEADSHIP

How a husband exercises his headship can do much to build a strong and happy marriage.  The Bible states:  "The head of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of a woman is the man." (1 Corinthians 11:3) The context of that statement tells husbands how they should exercise their headship-in the same way that Christ exercises his authority over man.  Jesus was never tyrannical or harsh but was always loving, kind, reasonable, mild-tempered, and lowly in heart. -Matthew 11:28-30. 

Christian husbands do not need  to demand repeatedly  that their wives show them respect. Rather, they "continue dwelling with them according to knowledge [showing them consideration; understanding them].  They "assign them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one." (1 Peter 3:7)  In public and in private, husbands show by their respectful words and compassionate actions that their wives are precious to them.  (Proverbs 31:28) Such loving headship wins  a wife's love and respect and brings God's blessing on the marriage. 

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015