Ephesians 5:
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
I thought it was interesting that Pastor Allen cited the Greek myth Pygmalion in his sermon to illustrate a Bible point about husbands and wives. I have actually heard this point preached on before, that one can tell a lot about husbands by looking at and listening to their wives. It's a very sobering thought to us as husbands, but exactly in line with the thought Paul is developing in verses 26 and 27.
There is an important distinction, of course. The sculptor in the Greek myth was designing the woman for his own amazement, but in the end, he fell in love with her. Venus had mercy on him and brought the statue to life and they lived happily ever after, more or less. Biblical husbands should already love their wives, but the end of our service to them should be to God's glory. And when husbands have done well in serving their wives, they will be truly be amazed, even more than Pygmalion!
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