Title: Happy couple
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Title: Happy Couple 1 Peter 3:1-7
1. To be a happy couple, you must obey your husband in deeds.
1 Peter 3:1 It is not a matter of human custom that a wife should obey her husband, but a matter of the creation order established by God the Creator. The relationship between husband and wife is a subordinate relationship rather than an equal relationship. However, this subordinate relationship refers to functional subordination, not status subordination. This is not to say that the husband is higher than the wife. This is not to say that the husband is superior to the wife. The relationship between husband and wife is that they are functionally dependent and cooperative with each other. Jesus came to this earth and lived a life of serving humans. Jesus did not live that way because he was worse than humans. Jesus did not live that way because he was lower than humans. Just as Jesus obeyed God's will and came as a human, suffered suffering and saved mankind, so wives obey their husbands not because they are inferior in status, but to imitate the humility of Christ and save their husbands.
2. To be a happy couple, decorate with the beauty of the heart rather than the beauty of appearance.
3. To be a happy couple, husbands must live with their wives according to their knowledge.
1 Peter 3:7 The word “knowledge” here refers to the knowledge of marriage that God spoke of. In other words, it is not the knowledge about marriage that I am thinking of, but the knowledge of the will of God that creates and enforces the marriage system for humans. It is about knowing what the Bible says about marriage and what God has in mind about our marriage, and doing it. It is to live with your wife with this knowledge. To live together here means to live together. Married life is not a life of fulfilling one's will, but a life of fulfilling God's will with the wife.
4. To be a happy couple, husbands must live with respect for their wives.
1 Peter 3:7 To cherish means to respect. It means to show respect to your wife. Or to say thank you. Husbands should always express their gratitude for their wives' obedience. A husband who does not appreciate his wife is a husband who destroys happiness. In particular, such a life of respect and gratitude means being kind to your wife, both privately and publicly, and putting your time and money in the best way for your wife. Especially wives are fragile vessels. Whether it's washing dishes or putting food in a brittle bowl, wives are just such people who always pay close attention to and use bowls with all their heart. A wife is a person who needs the close attention of her husband.