Christ Married To The Church

The inference paul draws from this mystery is that the roles of husband and wife in marriage are not arbitrarily assigned but are rooted in the distinctive roles of christ and his church.

Christ married to the church. And he is the savior of the body. So this verse doesn t teach that we are married to christ. The christian life is a daily struggle with beauty. Christ marriage and the church few topics are more important than marriage.

Just as there was a betrothal period in biblical times during which the bride and groom were separated until the wedding so is the bride of christ separate from her bridegroom during the church age. I have found how people change to be a very helpful resource. In a presentation on christ marriage and the church at southeastern s 20 20 collegiate conference i sought to capture the essence of my book god marriage and family. For over 1500 years the church was identified as the bride betrothed to christ however there are instances of the interpretation.

In this light the idea that human marriage is meant to show or illustrate christ and the church falls apart. Portrayed as the bridegroom in this relationship god reveals himself to be faithful loving and committed to a covenant union with his church comprised of all who believe in jesus christ and have accepted his atoning grace and gift of salvation. Christ to the church christ and his bride the jewish wedding ceremony both the old and the new testaments describe how god through christ the bridegroom is in the process of marrying his bride the believers in him who will ultimately live and dwell with him forever. Therefore husbands and wives should consciously copy the relationship god intended for christ and the church.

The bride of christ is a prominent symbol and metaphor used in scripture to describe god s relationship with his beloved bride the church. 24 therefore just as the church is subject to christ so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Christ the bridegroom has sacrificially and lovingly chosen the church to be his bride ephesians 5 25 27. The wedding supper of the lamb is still in the future.

Distinctive roles based on christ and the church. The bride of christ or the bride the lamb s wife is a term used in reference to a group of related verses in the bible in the gospels revelation the epistles and related verses in the old testament sometimes the bride is implied by calling jesus a bridegroom. Everything is to be subordinated through and by the glory of christ. Ephesians 5 23 for the husband is head of the wife as also christ is head of the church.

But this is hard. Now let s look at our next text. We are always and forever appraising valuing and attaching to things.