Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father
and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Just like we have left the old man and have become part of
Christ's body, so ought the man leave his father and mother and join himself as
one to the wife.
An interesting thought: Jesus Christ left His Father, to
come to earth so that He might provide all things for the body, that He might
make a way to sanctify and cleanse her. Christ could have stayed in heaven with
His Father to provide all of this, but instead, He chose to take the
discomforts of life. Perhaps this is more of an example of how the husband
ought to "leave and cleave." Christ left His Father, but still
communed with Him. So the man ought to leave his parents, but not cease
communing with them. Christ gave His all for His bride. So the man ought to
give his all for his bride. Christ provided all that He could for the spiritual
nourishment of His bride. So the man ought to provide all that he can for
spiritual nourishment.
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in
particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she
reverence her husband.
Even though we won't be able to fully understand it, the
husband and wife are given
instructions and rules to help them (husbands: love, wives: reverence). We
don't have to fully understand the relationship between Christ and the church
to follow what He has shown us; that
in itself will be lessons enough for a lifetime of marriage.
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