12 Commandments for Husbands

1.     Love – Ephesians 5:25

2.     Seek to understand – 1 Peter 3:7

3.     Talk to her

4.     Don’t talk down to her

5.     Listen to her

6.     Don’t lord it over her

7.     Keep her your best friend – Ecc. 9:9 – live joyfully with thy wife

8.     Help her – Galatians 6:2

9.     Accept her “as is”

a.     Used car sales

b.     “For better or for worse”

c.     “If she was all that prize a catch, she would not have married you”

10. Practice tenderness – Golden Rule

11. Show appreciation

12. Don’t give up – 1 Corinthians 13:8