This is the second sermon to Christian husbands. In v 25, husbands are commanded to love their wives as Christ loves the church. This is the main imperative of this section (vv 28, 33). The Christian love of a husband for his wife are his selfless acts, arising from committed, exclusive affection, to provide and protect for the wife God has given him as long as she lives. There are three aspects of Christ’s love that husbands are to imitate.
