CCA-SA 3.0 Attribution: Ariannesmidt At one of my wits-end moments, I told Brett, "We need to get marriage counseling." His response was a text with a screenshot of search results for the search, "Why marriage counseling is a bad idea." I was stunned. How could marriage counseling be a bad idea? Is it ever a good idea? If so, when might that be? In our previous post, in which we discussed principles of marriage and divorce , we hit on three main responsibilities a husband has toward his wife. We called these the 3 P’s: provision, protection, and (ideally) pleasure (marital duties – you know, sex). A wife’s main responsibilities are to respect/submit to her husband and marital duties. Both should remain faithful. If you don’t understand why the primary responsibilities of each spouse are a little different, please go back and read that post . As we said before, f ailure to provide these needs results in offenses that MIGHT be grounds for divorce: ab

Silver Tea Set, Tamorlan, Wikimedia Commons. Having wrestled with the principles underlying head coverings , Brett and I began to more deeply study the roles and duties of a husband and wife. The following is a discussion we had about Ephesians 5:25–33 (ESV), which provides a fairly clear picture of the marriage relationship and its purpose in reflecting the relationship of Christ and His bride, the Church. Jenni: Why would Paul use marriage as an analogy for the relationship between Christ and the Church? If he was just trying to communicate the love factor, wouldn't he just stick to the father/child relationship? I wonder if you could build a case, or if it would even be right to build a case that the intimacy factor in marriage is one of the revelations Paul received. Brett: Well, let's just stick to what has been revealed to us: the idea of presenting to Christ a church without spot or wrinkle. So, how do we love Christ? By submitting to the pressure, the heat...