God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Someone says, “I can be saved without being baptized.” So you will do nothing that Christ commands, if you can be saved without doing it? You are hardly worth saving at all! A man whose idea of religion is that he will do what is essential to his own salvation, only cares to save his own skin. Clearly, you are no servant of Christ’s. Baptism, if not essential to your salvation, is essential to your obedience to Christ.
Husbands, don’t abuse your God-given authority. Your authority is to serve and love your wife. Don’t overpower or manipulate her emotions. Be sensitive and compassionate. And don’t in any way threaten or touch her to inflict harm simply because you are bigger and stronger. Treat her with the meekness and gentleness of Christ in attitude, action and word.
