What does Ephesians 5 say about the husband's headship over the wife?
Ephesians 5 teaches that the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church. This headship parallels the marriage relationship to the believer's spiritual union with Christ. It calls a husband to sacrificial love, being ready to die for his wife as Christ died for the Body.
Les teaches from Ephesians 5:22 that the marriage relationship is likened to our spiritual relationship with Christ. He notes that the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church. For Christ to become head of the Body, He had to die and suffer for us; similarly, a husband should be ready to die for his wife if necessary. This analogy runs through Paul's writings, showing that as believers are united with Christ, so marriage mirrors that union. The context also quotes the comparison "for the husband is the head of the wife like a slave master over his slaves," emphasizing headship, but Les stresses the sacrificial responsibility it entails.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.