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In laniarmars answer to ? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070326192818AAY93sT , answers that the Church is not the Bride of Christ. The Bride of Christ is of the Church. The body of Christ is male because Jesus is male.

Its a long answer that I agree mostly with, but confused about this part of the answer.

Who is the Bride of Christ in the Church and who is the Body of Christ in the Church?
What's the difference?

2007-03-27 05:39:01 · 14 answers · asked by LottaLou 7 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

14 answers

We are the body of Christ, the believers in Jesus, in all church everywhere

Christ is the Bridegroom,

We are his Bride, the light of the world, a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden

Revelations 21: Speaks of the Holy City as the
Lamb's Bride, we are the city.

Hopes that helps,

One and the same..........

2007-03-28 19:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1 2

The Bride of Christ is the anointed ones that were (offered)from the earth(with Christs blood),they're a restricted huge type(one hundred forty four,000) the first of those were chosen at Pentecost 33 c.e at the same time as Jehovah's Holy Spirt got here on the human beings.(Acts 2:a million-4)So down by the a at the same time as that huge type has been extra to.maximum followers of Christ have a mundane wish.The resurrection,and out of those are the large crowd that proceed to exist the large Tribulation and stay into Jehovahs new gadget with Christ Jesus as our King.(Rev.7:4-17)you're suitable,(the church) isn't the Bride.

2016-12-02 21:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

When Saul was on the road to Damascus Jesus didn't say Saul, Saul why do you persecute my Bride, he said Why do you persecute Me. The term bride from scriptural meaning to me implies to be married but we are already in Christ. The Bride is a bride to be. So would you pray Our Father-in-law to be which art in Heaven no. Also it implies who ever the bride is is not married yet. If you're not married yet, then you're not in union with Christ. But as the body we are in Christ and Christ is a he not a she. And the scripture states he is the King of Kings not the King of Queens. Both male and female members of the body will both be kings and priests. There will be a land that will be married according to Isaiah and it is referred as Hepzibah and Beulah and that land is New Jerusalem according to Revelation 21.

2015-08-01 17:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by BRIAN 1 · 0 0

The "bride" and the "body" are both ways of describing the church's relationship to Christ. They are symbolic or poetic language, using metaphors. Think of other relationships in daily life, which we describe by using metaphors. For instance, you may call someone, "my right hand", and you may also call that same person, "my knight in shining armor", and you may also call that same person, "the other half of my heart". You don't say, "Wait a minute, which is it, hand or knight or heart? You can't be all those different things at once." You just naturally understand that these are different ways of describing the same relationship.

We say that the church is the bride of Christ, because Christ loves the church as a groom loves his bride, and we love him as a bride loves her groom. We use the bride metaphor when we want to talk about the love relationship between the two. We say that the church is the body of Christ, because he acts through us, as the will acts through the body. The body metaphor is the one we use when we want to talk about the working relationship between the two.

2007-03-27 05:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by Maria E. 3 · 1 1

OK, whoever wrote that is quite confused about their Theology.

The Body of Christ are the Physical believers here on earth. The ones who are born again of water and of the spirit, who further the Kingdom of God here on Earth.

At the Resurrection the true believers in Christ will rise again and become his "bride". This is a spiritual reference to the resurrection and our life in Heaven. We will not be making love to Christ, and we will not literally be married, it is just a representation of the love that Christ has for his Church.

2007-03-27 05:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by J.R. 3 · 1 2

Well, in Heaven there will be niether male nor female, so that part isn't really anything. Male and Female are just two parts of a whole. Both sets of qualities are needed in this world. The church is the body of Christ, meaning, His hands, His feet, the physical function of Christ on the earth.

The church is the Bride of Christ as well. It's a both/and. Gender isn't an issue with God. We are both made in His image, so He is genderless. Though He represents Himself as Father and Son, male terms, He has the qualities of both, He is not a physical being. His analogy is referring to His love for us. The marriage bond is a small picture of what our relationship with God is supposed to be. That strong of a love. It's not about sex, marriage is the ultimate love relationship on earth. The emotional and spiritual intimacy can be found with Jesus, as we are His bride.

2007-03-27 05:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1 2

The bride of christ is the church and the bible states that, (don't remember the text). the body of christ is the church which is the entire congregation. It is the believers that make up the body of christ, and that is the church

2007-03-27 05:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by marrianne 1 · 1 2

The "believing" church is the "body" of Christ. At the wedding the church will be the bride of Christ. Same/same.

2007-03-27 05:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by John S 3 · 1 2

The body of Christ are the believers and when presented to Jesus they are the Bride of Christ.

2007-03-27 05:43:41 · answer #9 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1 2

I have difficulty believing that the church is the "bride". Jesus did not refer to anyone as his bride, although he referred to himself as the bridegroom. He describes his disciples as "friends of the bridegroom", John the Baptist refers to himself as the "bridegroom s friend". Jesus refers to people around him as "daughter", "friend", "brother", but never "my bride". We have to play attention to these details, there s a reason why he deliberately refers to himself as "the bridegroom" but does not call anyone else "his bride". He is implying that there s a bride but is carefully not to refer to anyone as his bride. I think Jesus s bride is a mystery. Also the song of songs does not imply a "sexless", " genderless" relationship. Again, I think jesus s bride is a mystery!

2015-01-18 10:22:04 · answer #10 · answered by Precilla 1 · 1 0

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