When reading this portion of scripture tonight, it's interesting about husband's and wives, notice the emphasis on who is HEAD of the Christian Congregation. Who is it that Christians male and female are to look to for guidance. Who are Christians subject to? Who feeds the Congregation? Let the scriptures answer that question!
Eph 5:23 Because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Messiah is head of the assembly, and He is Saviour of the body.
24But as the assembly is subject to Messiah, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every respect.
25Husbands, love your wives, as Messiah also did love the assembly and gave Himself for it,
26in order to set it apart and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word,See Rev. 19:8, 9
27in order to present it to Himself a splendid assembly, not having spot or wrinkle or any of this sort, but that it might be set-apart and blameless.
28In this way husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but feeds and cherishes it, as also the Master does the assembly.
30Because we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31“For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”Gen. 2:24
32This secret is great, but I speak concerning Messiah and the assembly.
33However, you too, everyone, let each one love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she fears her husband.
