How does Inspiration summarize the duties of husband and wife?
Colossians 3:12 15; Ephesians 5:22 33. “The two who unite their interest in life will have distinct characteristics and individual responsibilities. Each one will have his or her work, but women are not to be valued by the amount of work they can do as are beasts of burden. The wife is to grace the family circle as a wife and companion to a wise husband. At every step she should inquire, Is this the standard of true womanhood? and, How shall I make my influence Christlike in my home? The husband should let his wife know that he appreciates her work. “The wife is to respect her husband. The husband is to love and cherish his wife; and as their marriage vow unites them as one, so their belief in Christ should make them one in Him. What can be more pleasing to God than to see those who enter into the marriage relation seek together to learn of Jesus and to become more and more imbued with His Spirit?” The Adventist Home, p. 114. b. How are husband and wife to cooperate with Christ s metho
