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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Sebkin Ordered by Date |
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1 | Either / or? | Eph 5:33 | Sebkin | 65528 | ||
I think that your analogy makes a lot of sense: "total self sacrifice for the sake of the joy (and even pleasure) of exceeding excellence in intimate, lasting relationship. ". But as far as the concept of Jesus having thrown away a long happy life (I disagree with the concept that he threw away that kind of life). The reason I disagree with that is because He existed in heaven before He came to earth. He was far superior and far happier as God than man. It would be like us becoming a snail and then settling for a long happy life as a snail. That doesn't make sense. But his love and his passion for us caused Him to became a man and then submit to torture and death to salvage us ... now that is a good analogy for the husbands passion for his wife. And I believe that each and every woman who has a husband (christian or not) could benefit greatly if she gave the due respect, fear, and reverence whether she thought her husband deserved it or not. Because man is made in the image of God man has this natural sort of protective, loving, and sacrificial feeling toward his wife. But man also has a sense of justice. And the balance is upset when the wife usurps the mans authority. When this happens the man immediately enters into judgment mode to keep the wife in the place where she belongs. I think your analogy is borne out by: Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it." |
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