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..............In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”.............

Ephesians 5:28 - 31

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Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Colossians 3:19

are you afraid to answer the question?

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

John Smith wrote on Aug 12^th, 2016 at 7:50pm:

are you afraid to answer the question?

In the original sticky guidelines were set.

Due to the sensitivity of the content here only positive contributry comments are accepted.

Dear Sprint,
by being here on Ozpolitic - ye hath mixed with the ungodly:



Psalm 1            KJV

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

1 Peter 3:6

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Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control

1 Corinthians 7:5

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Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you;     never will I forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:4,5



“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”

That is for you.
I do not know who 'You are.'

But that is for you.

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To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:10-15

I hope this helps

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So God created mankind in his own image,     in the image of God he created them;     male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27

I have loved lots of wives, not all of them mine tho

miketrees wrote on Aug 13^th, 2016 at 8:41am:

I have loved lots of wives, not all of them mine tho

I am in shock mike  I have put you at the top of the list of most adorable husbands........you would have slipped down a notch or two accept you are the only one on it..

seeing how much time some husbands spend on ozpol..clicking away... one eye on the football and the other on the ipad.....I would be doing 20 years for doing them in  right now... ;D ;D ;D ;D

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I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.

1 Timothy 2:12

Is this also how we should treat our wives? Are we not a partnership? On equal terms with our wives, one not above the other?

"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
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"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." -- Martin Luther

I think Martin Luther would have been a neat person to meet.  His wife, Katharine, was a runaway nun.  (He had helped her escape the convent.) Luther was 42 years old when he took Katharine to be his wife, and she was 17 years younger than him.
He also wrote:  “There is a lot to get used to in the first year of marriage.  One wakes up in the morning and finds a pair of pigtails on the pillow which were not there before.”

Katharine always called him Doctor Luther, but he had a number of pet names for her.
"My Lord Kate”
“Doctor Katharine” (she was a fantastic nurse and well versed in herbal medicine)
“Kette” (which is the German word for “chain”, he reserved it for when she was giving too many orders)

I had to re read the posters name.

Spiritcyclist

Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 12^th, 2016 at 9:00pm:

Quote: So God created mankind in his own image,     in the image of God he created them;     male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27

Yeah but that's before he created Eve. So who was the first woman?

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

If god took Adam's rib to crest his partner the genotype would be 44 XY. Ergo the partner would be male.

Looks like it really was Adam and Steve.