Ephesians 5:23-32 KJV
23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24) Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28) So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29) For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30) For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32) This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Simply stated, this passage uses the union of an husband and wife, that the man love his wife as his own body, to demonstrate our relationship with Jesus. Not that we are His wife, but that we are beome actual members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
The truth taught here is that Jesus takes care of us as His very Own body, which body we in fact are.
"for this cause" . . . God instituted marriage to be the best example in this life to show our unity with God.
This passage does not tell us we are the bride of Christ. It shares with us Jesus' concern and care over us, and uses the marriage of a man and woman to show an example.
Much love!
23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24) Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28) So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29) For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30) For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32) This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Simply stated, this passage uses the union of an husband and wife, that the man love his wife as his own body, to demonstrate our relationship with Jesus. Not that we are His wife, but that we are beome actual members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
The truth taught here is that Jesus takes care of us as His very Own body, which body we in fact are.
"for this cause" . . . God instituted marriage to be the best example in this life to show our unity with God.
This passage does not tell us we are the bride of Christ. It shares with us Jesus' concern and care over us, and uses the marriage of a man and woman to show an example.
Much love!
