Ephesians 5:29
29 For [gar] no man [oudeis] ever yet [pote] hated [miseo] his own [heautou] flesh; [sarx] but [alla] nourisheth [ektrepho] and [kai] cherisheth [thalpo] it, [autos] even as [kathos] [kai] the Lord [kurios] the church: [ekklesia] KJV-Interlinear
29 for
no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ
also does the church, NASB
In other words, everyone
has their own best interest at heart, and if one does that which is best for
himself, then that overflows to all that is a part of his own essence.
Now, thus far we have been
studying the husbands role in the marriage.
The wife also has a role, but it is subordinate to that of the
husband. And why is that?
Why is the wife's role
not being emphasized more here than that of the husband?
Why the emphasis on the
husband and his responsibilities and the nature of the relationship through
him?
Well, we are studying the
Bible, are we not?
Then this study must have
some spiritual principle driving the human principles we are studying.
And since we have only
four more verses in this study, there is not a whole lot of room left for figuring
it all out.
Even in verse 32, we are
told that this is all a great mystery.
Great, ‘megas,’ means large, lofty, huge, and it is in the plural (why
is that).
Most folks when they read
these verses, get upset if they are female, figuring that they are trapped in a
life and there is no way out, so they don’t agree with it and they get all messed
up in their attitude toward in their marital relationship – don’t’ tell me what
to do! Or if a man, they figure that
they have struck gold and they are the boss – fetch woman!
And, both of those views
are totally wrong, totally off track, and totally out of line.
If you have been
following the responsibilities and obligations rather than the advantages or
disadvantages of your respective positions, then you might, and that is a
pretty iffy, just might, be able to figure this all out.
If you think that this
passage is just talking about how husbands and wives should get along, then you
have fallen completely out of the boat.
Hopefully you will crawl
back into the boat of the study and stop grieving or gloating over your
predicament and begin to learn the phenomenal principle that is going to catch
you by complete surprise.
Marriage or the concept
of marriage is not a new topic and we can all relate to it in some fashion, but
there is a greater mystery, and we are piecing the pieces of the puzzle
together very slowly. Can you figure it
out?
Now no man has ever hated
himself. And that is speaking of a
normal person, not some nut case.
Under all normal
circumstances people will think relatively highly of themselves and they will do
whatever it takes to keep themselves comfortable in life. So, when yourself includes others, then they
naturally must be included in that self -care.
‘Even as the Lord,’ is
the phrase for the example. Christ cares
for all believers. Granted all believers
are not spiritually mature, and not all believers even care much for doctrine,
but they are still members of Gods family.
Christ went to the Cross
for all people. Some will accept that
work and some will not. But all have the
opportunity for eternal life merely by believing in Christ. Anyway, the work was Christ’s and the object
of His work was humanity. He did it for
everyone.
Doctrine is the written
Christ, and that places Him in us when we study the Word, and having Him inside
of us through the knowledge we learn, then He is an even greater part of our
life as we learn and live by His standards.
But the point here is
that Christ did for the Church, and the husband should also take this cue and
care for his wife just as he would himself, even before himself.
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