Principles of Marriage from Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians PRINCIPLES OF MARRIAGE SCRIPTURE REFERENCE Marriage is part of God’s larger purposes in Christ Eph. 1:10 Paul’s instructions are directed to Spirit-filled believers Eph. 5:18 Wives are called to submit, men to love (not “mutual submission”) Eph. 5:21–33 Headship entails authority (not merely nurture) Eph. 5:23–24 (cf. Eph. 1:22; 4:15) Submission is still required of Christian women (not merely a result of the fall) Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18 (cf.
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