Eve
was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be
trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his
arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him. - Matthew
Henry
No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his
need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to
him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God. Then we can
receive what He brings us in His own time, if at all. Instead we are set as
blood-hounds after a partner, considering
everyone we see until our minds are so concerned with the sex problem that we
can talk of nothing else when bull-session time comes around. It is true
that a fellow cannot ignore women -- but he can think of them as he ought --
as sisters, not as sparring partners. - Jim Elliot
The loving and much loved wife is satisfied with the love of her husband; his
smile is her joy, she cares little for any other. So, if you have come to
Christ, thy Maker is thine husband -- His free love to you is all you need, and
all you can care for -- there is no cloud between you and God - there is
no veil between you and the Father; you have access to Him who is the
fountain of happiness -- what have you to do any more with idols? Oh! if your
heart swims in the rays of God's love, like a little mote swimming in the
sunbeam, you will have no room in your heart for idols. - Robert Murray
M'Cheyne
No husband is so undying and everlasting a husband as Christ is; death separates
all other relations, but the soul's union with Christ is not dissolved in
the grave. Indeed, the day of a believer's death is his marriage day, the day of
his fullest enjoyment of Christ. No husband can say to his wife, what
Christ says to the believer, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" -
John Flavel
Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to
see him leave. - Martin Luther
Eve
was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be
trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his
arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him. - Matthew
Henry
No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his
need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to
him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God. Then we can
receive what He brings us in His own time, if at all. Instead we are set as
blood-hounds after a partner, considering
everyone we see until our minds are so concerned with the sex problem that we
can talk of nothing else when bull-session time comes around. It is true
that a fellow cannot ignore women -- but he can think of them as he ought --
as sisters, not as sparring partners. - Jim Elliot
The loving and much loved wife is satisfied with the love of her husband; his
smile is her joy, she cares little for any other. So, if you have come to
Christ, thy Maker is thine husband -- His free love to you is all you need, and
all you can care for -- there is no cloud between you and God - there is
no veil between you and the Father; you have access to Him who is the
fountain of happiness -- what have you to do any more with idols? Oh! if your
heart swims in the rays of God's love, like a little mote swimming in the
sunbeam, you will have no room in your heart for idols. - Robert Murray
M'Cheyne
No husband is so undying and everlasting a husband as Christ is; death separates
all other relations, but the soul's union with Christ is not dissolved in
the grave. Indeed, the day of a believer's death is his marriage day, the day of
his fullest enjoyment of Christ. No husband can say to his wife, what
Christ says to the believer, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" -
John Flavel
Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to
see him leave. - Martin Luther