The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace to You.

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Here is Grace to you Bible teacher John MacArthur.

For the last several months, we have been working our way through the book of Ephesians

because it's so foundational, so practical,

and covers so much of the range of Christian life.

We have found ourselves now in the fifth chapter of Ephesians in a section that deals

with marriage.

We're going to be looking at that this morning with particular

attention to the husband. So this is your day, men, to hear from heaven about your responsibility

as a husband. But before we get there, I want you to turn to Genesis chapter 2.

Genesis chapter 2, and I'd like to lay a bit of a foundation so that we can understand what we're up against in the current world that we live in, the fallen world, with regard to marriage.

In Genesis chapter 2 in verse 18, we have the inspired record of the creation of woman.

And I just want you to follow along as I read, starting in Genesis 2 in verse 18.

Then the Lord God said, it is not good for the man to be alone.

I will make him a helper suitable for him.

Out of the ground, the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky

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