Human marriage is a shadow of GOD, Christ and the church. Scripture says that even now Christians are called the sons of GOD, 1 John 3:2 Even though we are called sons now we have not yet been born. It does not yet appear what we will be. GOD calls things that are not yet as though they are, things that do not yet exist as though they do. Romans 4:17 This verse is saying that GOD calls the church HIS sons even though they have not yet been born. Jesus said the church must be born again and by this birth be able to see the kingdom of GOD. In John 3:8 Jesus describes what someone is like who is born again, they are like the wind that blows where it wishes and a person hears the sound but doesn’t know where it comes from or where it is going. This describes a spirit being which is what the church will be when born again. At the present time we are like the embryo in the womb, the church is our mother , Christ our husband. The church is pregnant with the future sons of GOD. They are GODS sons because HE adopts them as Jacob adopted Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Ephesians 1:5 The saints are developing in the womb of the church that is the bride of Jesus Christ. This explains how we are GODS sons and Jesus our elder brother. Galatians 4:4,5 Romans 8:29,30 John 1:12,13 During our spiritual development we have a portion of GODS spirit DNA (divine nature acquired) and are to grow to become like Jesus gave example to us when he was on earth awaiting his own spiritual body. Jesus already was perfect in his human spirit, all he needed was changed to a spirit body. Just as in a human marriage there can be no adultery, as this betrays the love covenant between husband and wife, there cannot be spiritual adultery in our marriage to Christ.
Just as the husband would give his life to protect his wife Jesus actually did. The husband is to provide for his wife and Jesus, as mediator, provides his bride with all the blessings and gifts his FATHER gives to the church through him. We wait in faith while being covered in grace for the day we all together are born again. Jesus was the first to be born into the kingdom and because of him and our FATHER we will follow Jesus into that same kingdom. Then we will be like him for we shall see him as he is.
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