Your Family Can Be Happy - WHAT GOD EXPECTS FROM HUSBANDS

The Bible says that a good husband should treat his wife with love and respect.  Please read Ephesians 5:25-29.  A husband will always treat his wife in a loving way.  He will also protect her, and do nothing that would harm her.  And do not mistreat her in anyway.

But what should a husband do when his wife makes mistakes?  Husbands are told:  "Keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry with them."  (Colossians 3:19)  Husbands remember  that you too make mistakes.  And if you want God to forgive you, you must forgive your wife. (Matthew 6:12, 14, 15)  When a husband and wife are both willing to forgive, it will help them to have a happy marriage.

Jehovah expects a husband to honor his wife.  A husband should think carefully about his wife's needs. This is a very serious matter.  If a husband does not treat his wife well, Jehovah may refuse to listen to his prayers.  (1 Peter 3:7)    What makes people valuable to Jehovah is that they love him.  He does not prefer men over women. 

Jesus explained that a husband and wife "are no longer two, but one flesh."  (Matthew 19:6)  They are loyal to each other and would never be unfaithful  to each other. (Proverbs 5:15-21; Hebrews 13:4) Husbands and wives should unselfishly care for each other's sexual needs.  (1 Corinthians 7:3-5)  A husband  should remember that "no man ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cherishes it."  So he should love and cherish his wife.  More than anything else,  a wife wants her husband to be kind and loving to her.  - EPHESIANS 5:29.


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