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Show Summary
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins considers Ephesians 5:22-33 and explains how marriage is designed by God to reflect the relationship between Christ and His church.Dave looks at marriage as covenant, the complementary design of husband and wife, biblical submission and sacrificial love, and how Christian marriage serves as a witness to the gospel in a confused age.Listen and Watch
What You’ll Learn
- Why Ephesians 5 must be understood in the context of the gospel.
- Why marriage is a covenant, not merely a contract.
- How Genesis 1-2 shapes the Bible’s teaching on marriage.
- What biblical submission and sacrificial leadership mean and do not mean.
- How marriage points to Christ and His church.
- Why Christian marriage matters as a gospel witness.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
