2007-07-19 06:22:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Yes. Yes.
2007-07-19 06:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by sassinya 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term "Bride of Christ" refers corporately to all true believers. This is a picture first introduced under the Old Covenant where God is frequently portrayed as being a Husband to the people of Israel. Sometimes a city, (like Jerusalem) is spoken of as a woman and the inhabitants are spoken of as being her children. So in part this is a figure of speech, but much more than that, the people of God are spoken of as being united, made one with Jesus Christ spiritually just as truly as a man is united to his wife physically, as it says "the two shall become one flesh" , so it tells us "the one who cleaves to the Lord is one Spirit with the Lord"
I Corinthians 6:17
2007-07-19 13:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your question(s) are rather vague as to what you are getting at. The church collectively is the "bride" of Christ -- Christians are "bound" to him. Romans 7 brings this out in the context of understanding people are no longer "bound" (married) to the law of the O.T.
The two covenants are like marriage covenants.
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2007-07-19 13:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the term "bride" is a metaphor for male and female Christians. It's not a gender issue, for the Scripture says, "For there is neither Jew nor Greek, MALE NOR FEMALE, bond (slave) or free for we are ALL ONE in Christ Jesus". It means that your station in life, whether you're man or woman, a servant or a master, God plays no favorites in or out of His kingdom.
2007-07-19 13:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, men that believe are also the bride of Christ. The bride is protected by the bridegroom, she is taken care of by him and loved without fail by him.
We are not talking about sex here, we are talking about Love and the responsibilities of the bride to keep herself pure for her groom and the grooms responsibilites to keep her protected and cared for.
The bride (men and women) will submit to the bridegroom.
I for one cannot wait!!!
2007-07-19 13:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will I get a 10 carat diamond ring?
2007-07-19 13:30:26 · answer #6 · answered by inbetweendays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes to your questions but the relationship is intimate, not sexual. A husband should be willing to die for his wife. Jesus was willing and DID die for His church. A wife is not expected to die for her husband so she should love him with all of her being. Same for the church. We are not expected to die for Jesus but we should love him (men and women alike) with all of our being.
2007-07-19 13:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-07-19 13:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. Go in go.
2007-07-19 13:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by SweetKisses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋