grace in marriage

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Wives

  • Submit to your husband
  • Win unbeliever without a word
    • Respectful
    • Pure conduct
  • Don’t focus on outward appearance
  • Become more beautiful on inside
    • Imperishable beauty
    • Gentle
    • Quiet
  • Do Good
  • Don’t be afraid

Husbands

  • Love your wife
  • Be understanding
  • Be a provider
  • Equal before God
  • Leader in the family

Closing Thoughts

Wives

  • Trusting God by submitting in your marriage?
  • Worrying about things out of your control?
  • Attitude and actions show an example of God’s grace?
  • Spending enough time on developing your spiritual inner beauty?

Husbands

  • Showing God’s grace in unconditional and selfless love like Jesus does?
  • Honor her in the way you treat her?
  • Ready to answer to God for the way you cared for your wife and family?

Questions for Husbands and Wives

  • Are you partners or competitors?
  • Are you helping each other become more spiritual and like Jesus?
  • Do you focus on the outside or the inside?
  • Are you sensitive and caring about each other’s feelings and ideas?
  • Are you showing each other God’s grace and are you richer because of your marriage?