Daily Bible Verse - 8/27/2007 - Ephesians 5:25-26

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Ephesians 5:25-26

Commentary

love your wives. Though the husband's authority has been established (vv. Eph 22-24), the emphasis moves to the supreme responsibility of husbands in regard to their wives, which is to love them with the same unreserved, selfless, and sacrificial love that Christ has for His church. Christ gave everything He had, including His own life, for the sake of His church, and that is the standard of sacrifice for a husband's love of his wife. Cf. Col. 3:19.

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Eph 5:25). Nashville: Word Pub.

Did you know?
The New Testament describes the church as the bride of Christ, preparing herself for life in the eternal kingdom (Eph. 5:23). This image underlines the truth that marriage ought to be an exclusive and permanent union of love and fidelity. Husbands should love their wives as Christ loves His ransomed bride, and wives should submit to their husbands, as they submit to Christ.

Packer, J., Tenney, M. C., & White, W. (1997, c1995). Nelson's illustrated manners and customs of the Bible (434). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

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Daily Bible Verse - 8/26/2007 - Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

Revelation 3:19

Commentary

The Lord's love for the church is seen in the fact that He rebukes and chastens it. If He did not care, He would not bother. With lingering tenderness, He calls on this nominal church (the Church in Laodicea in this context) to be zealous and repent.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Re 3:19). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Did you know?
John carefully chose word pictures appropriate for the churches. To the church in Laodicea, an immensely wealthy city famous for its eye ointments and medical center, John says, "You are pitiful, poor, blind. . . . Buy medicine for your eyes, so that you will be able to see" (3:17-18). Further, he calls them "lukewarm" (3:16), an ironic description for a people located just a few miles from hot springs, a popular attraction for tourists and the sick.

Miller, S. M., & Gross, P. (1998). How to get into the Bible. Includes index. (457). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.