The High Calling of Husbands to Love Their Wives (2)

Previous article in this series: April 1, 2010, p. 303. Important for the demonstration of love for one's wife is the fact that the husband honors his wife as the weaker vessel. See I Peter 2:7. The husband must control his own sinful nature and the temptation to use his superior strength to crush her not only physically but in her spirit. The husband must not be guilty of demeaning behavior and harsh, insensitive, and cruel criticism of his wife. He must not use fear tactics to intimidate...