Vintage, Not Outdated - Ephesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7

About this episode

Dr. Bob McCartney discusses the biblical principles of marriage, focusing on submission and sacrificial love as outlined in Ephesians and 1 Peter.

Vintage, Not Outdated Ephesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7 Dr. Bob McCartney, Senior Pastor • May 24, 2026 -- For more information about First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, visit our website at fbcwf.org . To give, click here. -- God’s design is better than culture’s experiment. 1. A Word for the Wise Wife: Respectful Submission “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” Colossians 3:18, CSB so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered. Titus 2:4-5 CSB a. Submission is not inferiority “There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28, CSB b. Submission is not silence c. Submission is spiritual beauty d. Submission is ultimately unto the Lord 2. A Message for the Modern Man: Sacrificial love a. A husband’s love is sacrificial b. A husband’s love is sanctifying c. A husband’s love is sensitive d. A husband’s love is nourishing and cherishing “To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Bob McCartney

Topics covered

• marriage
• submission
• sacrificial love
• Christian teachings
• spirituality
• gender roles

Keywords

• marriage
• submission
• sacrificial love
• Ephesians
• 1 Peter
• Christianity
• spirituality
• gender roles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls

Books & works: Ephesians 5:22–31, 1 Peter 3:1–7, Colossians 3:18, Titus 2:4-5, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 5:33

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