Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

QT 17 Mar 15, Col 3:19, Called to treat our wives considerately, kindly, and gently

Col 3:19 (ESV) Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

NOTE: So, this is a very shortened version of the same message to the Ephesians. A comparison of Eph 5 and Col 3 shows the similarity of the message. So when Paul boils it down to a much shorter section, in this case, one verse versus nine verses, what is his emphasis? First, he tells the man to love his wife, much as was told in Ephesians, with the additional detail in Ephesians that the love is to be a sacrificial love like Jesus' love for us. He also has a negative command--don't be harsh. Some people pay more attention to negative commands than to positive commands. Negative commands also highlight poor current behavior. So, in saying that the husband is not to be harsh, he is also saying the husband is to be considerate, kind, and gentle. The husband is to lead the family (other passages tell us this) but not in a demanding or forceful way. His leadership should be considerate, kind, and gentle.
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