Wednesday, October 3, 2012

recipe for marriage and requirement for Messiah's return

Eph 5:21
Submit yourself one to another in the love of the Messiah.
Eph 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to our Master,
Eph 5:23
because a husband is head of the wife, as also Messiah is Head of the Congregation, and He is the Savior of the body.
Eph 5:24
But even as the Congregation is subject to Messiah, so also the wives to their own husbands in everything.
Eph 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Messiah also loved the Congregation and gave Himself up on its behalf,
Eph 5:26
that He might sanctify it, cleansing it by the washing of water and by the Word,
Eph 5:27
that He might present it to Himself as the glorious Congregation, not having stain or wrinkle, or any such things, but that it be holy and without blemish.
Eph 5:28
So, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies, (he loving his wife loves himself),
Eph 5:29
for then no one hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even also as our Master does to the Congregation.
Eph 5:30
For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.
Eph 5:31
"For this, a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one (echad) flesh." (Gen. 2:24)
Eph 5:32
This is a great mystery, but I speak as to Messiah and His Congregation.
Eph 5:33
Nevertheless, let everyone of you so love his wife as himself, and the wife, that she give reverence to the husband.

when wives are submitted to their husbands - subject to them in the equal partnership they were created for in YHVH;
when husbands love their own wives like themselves - the golden rule, do unto others the way you would have them do unto you;
when a husband loves his wife as he loves himself; and the wife gives reverence and respect to her husband...

this is cause and requirement for Messiah to sanctify, cleanse and present Himself the glorious congregation without stain or wrinkle, etc. and that it be holy and without blemish...

marriage requirements between husbands and wives - when they are lined up with this portion of scripture...

then we will be the glorious congregation without stain, wrinkle, etc. and will be holy and without blemish...

we need to be praying for marriages in the body of Messiah...

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