Religion & Spirituality
Christian couples operate concurrently on two levels—relating as spouses, but also to Christ as Savior/Head & the Church as his Body/Bride. These relationships aren’t independent; they are interwoven. Ephesians 5:21-33 reflects this; it has a ‘chiastic (ring) structure’—like a nested set of ‘Russian dolls.’ It’s also like a nut—a hard outer ‘shell,’ with ‘meat’ inside. Some are repulsed by the ‘shell’—“Submission…headship!...What?”—so they miss the center. We should break through to grasp the ‘heart’—the Cosmic Union of Christ & the Church. Couples are simultaneously spouses, but also jointmembers of Christ’s Body. Not only wives, but also husbands, are charged to submit to Christ our Head. Receiving Christ’s love, sacrifice, cleansing, provision & cherishing (care) will transform, restore & uplift our marriages to match God’s design.