Two main takeaways from Ephesians 5:22-33:
1. Marriage PREACHES A MESSAGE
2. The gospel of marriage because it creates
Two important definitions:
NOTES:
QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
Read Ephesians 5:22-33 and discuss:
• According to Ephesians 5:22–33, what is the primary purpose of
marriage? How does seeing marriage as a picture of Christ and the
Church change the way we think about it?
• Why do we tend to focus more on what Paul says to our spouse than
what he says to us? What does that reveal about our hearts?
• How does Paul connect a wife’s submission to the Church’s response
to Christ? How does that redefine submission?
• For married couples: What makes submission difficult in real life?
For singles: How does submission to Christ shape all relationships?
• What does it mean that a husband’s love should mirror Christ’s
sacrificial and sanctifying love? How is that different from cultural
ideas of masculinity?
• Ephesians 5:18–21 emphasizes being filled with the Spirit before
addressing marriage. Why is Spirit-dependence essential for living out
these commands whether married or single?
• What is the biggest takeaway from this passage?
PERSONAL REFLECTION AND APPLICATION
• Ask yourself honestly, am I more focused on changing someone else
than I am obeying what Christ has written to me?
• Is my life, married or single, reflecting the covenant love and lordship
of Christ?
• Take one step of obedience in response to this passage.