he is for himself. This is nothing less than the Golden Rule applied to marriage. Second, men are to love their wives as Christ loved the church. “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her …” (Eph. 5:25). Now the Scripture plainly gives us our duties. Wives are to respect their husbands, and husbands are to love their wives. But there is more. When we consider these requirements, and look at how men and women relate to one another, we can see the harmony