Comments on: Body-Building-Bride http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/ Wondering Toward the New Humanity Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:41:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: When I say “church,” what do I intend? - Who in the World Are We? http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/comment-page-1/#comment-29713 When I say “church,” what do I intend? - Who in the World Are We? Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:57:59 +0000 http://witwaw.wordpress.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/#comment-29713 [...] Of these four understandings, Church (3) comes closest to reality, but even this understanding is a dim reflection of reality. In Ephesians, Paul paints three portraits of the church that give us some clues to her glory in Christ: Body, Building, and Bride. [...] [...] Of these four understandings, Church (3) comes closest to reality, but even this understanding is a dim reflection of reality. In Ephesians, Paul paints three portraits of the church that give us some clues to her glory in Christ: Body, Building, and Bride. [...]

]]> By: Laura http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/comment-page-1/#comment-15102 Laura Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:22:08 +0000 http://witwaw.wordpress.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/#comment-15102 Darren, A former pastor (pre-TFB) once said that the amazing thing about metaphors is that the reality is always bigger than the picture. The fact that I can't understand the depths of the bride metaphor after years of study tells me that the relationship between Christ and the Church is deeper than I can imagine. I don't think we'll get the whole thing when we are face to face either. God is too big to comprehend, but the attempt is too amazing to pass up. - Laura Darren,

A former pastor (pre-TFB) once said that the amazing thing about metaphors is that the reality is always bigger than the picture. The fact that I can’t understand the depths of the bride metaphor after years of study tells me that the relationship between Christ and the Church is deeper than I can imagine. I don’t think we’ll get the whole thing when we are face to face either.

God is too big to comprehend, but the attempt is too amazing to pass up.

- Laura

]]> By: Darren Crutchfield http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/comment-page-1/#comment-15100 Darren Crutchfield Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:55:22 +0000 http://witwaw.wordpress.com/2005/11/21/body-building-bride/#comment-15100 Good morning Laura, I've enjoyed cruising though your insight and comments on the Bride. It's been in God's timing for me to find this here. We 're going through Revelation 19 right now, and the importance / significance of the bride- groom parallel from Eph. We did a brief study of the history Jewish wedding traditions- parental matchmaking marital arrangement of kids not yet born, to the betrothment, to the feast, to the groom preparing a place for his bride at his fathers home, returning to retrieve his bride. Then tied it all back to Rev 19, amazingly beautiful deep foreshadows of Our Lord's return for us His Bride! Keep it up, keep the faith and keep blooming where the Lord has planted you! God Bless- Darren Good morning Laura, I’ve enjoyed cruising though your insight and comments on the Bride. It’s been in God’s timing for me to find this here. We ‘re going through Revelation 19 right now, and the importance / significance of the bride- groom parallel from Eph. We did a brief study of the history Jewish wedding traditions- parental matchmaking marital arrangement of kids not yet born, to the betrothment, to the feast, to the groom preparing a place for his bride at his fathers home, returning to retrieve his bride. Then tied it all back to Rev 19, amazingly beautiful deep foreshadows of Our Lord’s return for us His Bride!

Keep it up, keep the faith and keep blooming where the Lord has planted you!
God Bless- Darren

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