Ephesians 5:27
27 That [hina] he might present [paristemi] it [autos] to himself [heautou] a glorious [endoxos]
church, [ekklesia] not [me] having [echo] spot, [spilos] or [e] wrinkle, [rhutis] or [e] any [tis] such thing; [toioutos] but [alla] that [hina] it should be [o] holy [hagios] and [kai] without blemish. [amomos] KJV-Interlinear
27 that
He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or
wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and blameless. NASB
What the church on the
whole is to Christ, is what the wife should be to her husband, and in that same
concept, what the husband should be to the wife.
When we experience our
resurrection, then in that day, all defects, all blemishes, all ageing will be
removed and gone forever. That is when
the bride, as we are described, is presented to Christ in the perfect and
formal application of the marriage or union of believers to God, through
doctrine.
Bible doctrine is the
instrument and mechanism for obtaining the perfect and boundless relationship.
Whereas the gospel leads
the way to eternal life through faith, so too, doctrine leads the way to
spiritual growth to maturity through our daily study, understanding and
application of same to our daily life.
This in turn brings us
into a life of spiritual production, that in turn leads us to qualify for
phenomenal blessings in reward for all of eternity.
So likewise, when this subject
was introduced a few verses back, the relationship between the husband and wife
are maximized through doctrine.
Doctrine teaches us our
place in life relative to God and to each other. Doctrine helps us to orient to life and to
function in the best way possible. It
does not make one a slave or one a master per se, but allows us to understand
or relationship with God, through our relationship in marriage.
This does not mean that
you need to be married in order to have a successful spiritual life. Marriage is merely used here to symbolize and
to teach the spiritual concept of a perfect and successful relationship.
Our perfect and
successful relationship is accomplished with God, through Christ, by means of doctrine
and within the disciplined obedience of our surrender to His will. Gods will is truth, and is designed only for
our best interest and life and future, forever.
Apply these concepts and
principles to your marriage and you will have a phenomenal marriage.
But remember too, we are
all imperfect beings. Do not and never
use, an unsuccessful marriage as an excuse for your losses in life. Yours is not to judge the other person, but
to judge and maintain yourself within your responsibilities and obligations to
God.
This is the devils world
and as such there will be many disappointments in life. But then, your life should not depend on your
circumstances, lest your life rides like a rollercoaster with its ups and downs
as circumstances change.
What you need to learn is
how to maintain yourself on a steady keel in life, through doctrine, regardless
of the ups and downs in circumstances that will follow you around all of your
life.
Spiritual growth and
preparation leads to your being presented to Christ in the upmost state
possible.
Likewise, when both
husband and wife look to doctrine in their respective lives, then they are in
effect presented to each other in the best of relationships possible. In this, the tradition is that the bride is
dressed in white, in purity, in beauty, in all things desirable from the
perspective of the grooms eyes as he gazes upon her, and receives her in the
bridal suite.
The bride is the gift,
the treasure, which is highly valued and desired by the groom. And when the bride is perfect in every
imaginable way, then she is all the more valued and desirable.
And while all things in
this life are not perfect, and so we have fairy tales to teach the beauty of
hopes and dreams that we wish and strive for in life, there is a life that is
true and perfect, namely the spiritual life, that is tried and true and
attainable both for now and for all of eternity.
If you actually experience
a wonderful marriage in all of its intimate details, then you can surly
understand the wonderful potentials that await you in the spiritual life.
If you are not able to
experience that perfect marriage, you still have the concept, the fairy tales,
and such, to describe and teach and understand that which is possible for you
through doctrine.
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