In studying Dr. Harley's principles it became very apparent that he had something worthwhile.
Husbands are admonished frequently to love their wives. But an measurable infrastructure for the "how" is usually not readily apparent.
Dr. Harley's material give both spouses that infrastructure.
If the husband initiates, what better way for the wife to "respect her husband" than to respond favorably to him?
Eph 5:33. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
It will be a good day for us when husbands and wives take the time to get to the place of agreeing to meet the most important emotional needs - allowing them to be what God intended after creation of a counterpart* along side the first man.
*[Counterpart] or "mate" is a more literal translation for the Hebrew word "neged," rather than the connoted "helper" we usually hear of.
So my hope is this - that Christians will get a glimpse of the truth that their relationship with their spouses is reflective of their relationship with God.
Go figgure: Is our christianity something of convience? It tragically is when an application of scriptural imperitives are brushed aside.
ie 1John 4: 20. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
21. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Would you not look for the same from the Husband/Wife relationship?
Is there presented any Higher "spiritual cause."
May it be so.
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