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1 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:32 | Morant61 | 144568 | ||
Greetings Sam! I happen to agree that the church is never directly called the 'Bride of Christ'. :) However, in Eph. 5:25 'church' is feminine in gender, as is the pronoun describing the church. So, 'her' would be the appropriate translation of the Greek. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:32 | Emmaus | 144584 | ||
Tim, I have heard that St Augustine knew a little about Scripture. He wrote a book titled The City Of God, which equated the City of God and the Church. So if the New Jerusalem is the City of God and it is inhabited by the Saints of God and the New Jerusalem is the Bride, I think we can decue that the Church is the Bride. Scripture also says that Bride and the Groom become "one body." Hmmm! The Church is the "body" of Christ. hmmm. Emmaus |
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3 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:32 | Morant61 | 144600 | ||
Greetings Emmaus! I don't disagree my friend! My post simply said that the church is never 'directly' called the 'Bride of Christ'. One can certainly draw that implication, but an implication is different than a direct statement. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:32 | Emmaus | 144602 | ||
Tim, I did not think your were disagreeing. Metaphor is by definition indirect and implicit rather than direct and explicit. Emmaus |
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