God’s Marriage Plan
1 Peter 3:1-7
1. Wives:
a. The Command: Submit Yourselves. (Vs. 1a, 1 Cor 7:13)
i. 1 Corinthians 7:13, “Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.”
b. The Purpose: Salvation of the Lost. (Vs. 1b, 1 Cor 7:16)
i. 1 Corinthians 7:16, “Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.”
c. The Method: Sanctified Living. (Vs. 2-6, 1 Tim 2:9-10)
i. 1 Timothy 2:9-10, “Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel, but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.”
2. Husbands:
a. The Command: Lead Your Family in Love. (Vs. 7a, 1 Tim 3:8)
i. 1 Timothy 3:8, “Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.”
b. The Purpose: Prayers Will be Heard. (Vs. 7c)
c. The Method: Honor Your Equal in Salvation. (Vs. 7b, Gal 3:28, Eph 5:28)
i. Galatians 3:28, “There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
ii. Ephesians 5:28, “In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.”