Ephesians 5:28-32:
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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.
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Notes on Ephesians 5:28-32:
Just as you take care of your physical body, Jesus Christ takes care of His physical body on the earth, which is the Church, which includes you if you are born again. He nourishes and cherishes you. As a member of His body, of His flesh and of His bones (we’re talking a physical body here), you should expect the Lord to heal your flesh and bones! After all, His flesh and bones stayed in perfect health until His suffering for us. Because an earthly married man is to love his wife as his own body, we should expect Christ to love the church as His own body. Surely He wants His body, which represents Him on the earth, to have the same health that He enjoyed when He was on the earth. Otherwise, we would not be able to fully represent who Christ was on the earth.
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