The saga of "The Secret of GOD", as shown in Ephesians 5:22; from the standpoint of a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

Least we forget we are looking at learning how to walk by the spirit, that is to say by our spirit being, our awakened and renewed spirit. And in this way become imitators of GOD in Ishar or Christ's humanity form. Let's see what Paul has to reveal to us, shall we? He now drawing the parallels between our one-ness with GOD, with that of our one-ness in marriage to each other or the church, as our representative in a type of shadowy figure. By his using the mirrored marriage of a man with a women. This being lost by some who keep things in a literal, external practical since. Just as these same people miss the tree of their own co-execution of man's humanity, as being the place of all new creations beginnings, of new life. (John 12:24) In verse 32, Paul calls this a mystery and because for many it remains so because they lack heart, spirit re-genesised it is. A place that they have never imagined before possible on the false scales of religious indifference, having a blinded mind-set. And this not of a renewed heart's mind-set. Let's see how the translators has revealed this area shall we.

Ephesians 5:22-24, 25-33 "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish (a new humanity of innocence, the OT requirement of having a pure heart). 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 (his humanity). [Genesis 2:24] "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. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband." (KJV)



Ephesians 5:22-24, 25-33 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should (ought to) submit in everything to their husbands.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish (a new humanity of innocence, the OT requirement of having a pure heart). In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body (his humanity). [Genesis 2:24] "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." (ESV)

Ephesians 5:22-24, 25-33 "(Marriage is a portrait of this mutual yielding to one another.) Wives give yourselves fully to your earthly husbands as you do your Spiritual husband the LORD. (Remember verse 2: Agape is contagious, not reluctant but extravagant. Sacrificial love pleases GOD like the sweet aroma of worship.) In the same way that Christ Jesus gives salvation, security and completeness to his church (our humanity) as the head does to the body, the husband (which is what LORD means and more) is all of that to his wife. The church enjoys the full advantage of the complete package of salvation, by yielding its self fully to Christ; even so the wife enjoys every benefit of her husband as she presents her abandonment to him. or at least ought too.
The husband loving his wife pictures the parallel of Christ loving his humanity in the church completely, and his unseen unreserved abandonment in giving himself to us. (This is what marriage is all about; it celebrates Agape's initiative, whether coming from the husband or the wife. This awakens a different level of commitment beyond any sense of duty or guilt.) Christ is the voice of GOD's language, immersed in this conversation, his agape words bathe us and remove from us every hint of stain of sin. This intimate language presents to the church (his restored image and likeness) to himself, to his delightful approval without any distraction or reminder of a blemished past; no wrinkle or scar of sin's abuse remains she is pure as the driven snows before him in immaculate innocence. (1Kings 6:7) (A man could go through many disciplines in life to make himself look good financially or even go to great expense to win the applause of others; he could diligently workout in the gym and trim his body to perfection,) but the most valuable thing a man can do to himself is to agape his wife. Consider how abnormal it would be for a man to abhor and detest his own body; the opposite is true! You would much rather pamper and fuss over your bodies. (It's all you've got. You can't trade it in for a newer one so take good care of it. Watch what you feed it, how you exercise it, and gently nurse it when it is in pain.) Now get the message, you are the body (hidden humanity) of Christ; he does not merely tolerate you politely, he delights himself in you! He wants to pamper you and take good care of you! We are his flesh (humanity) and bone body; bearing his image and likeness. We gives tangible expression of him. Marriage reflects this union: a man would separate himself from his own parents to be glued to his wife; thus two separate people are now merged into one new identity, as Christ is in us. (In the same way he elevates us from our natural birth as our only identity to an understanding of our origin in him. This he confirmed again in our new birth, his resurrection, and our subsequent restored joint position together with him in heavenly places. Thus, he brought about a new union of intimacy of oneness; GOD and humanity revealed again in one person, of our joint union his body.)  The secret of a successful marriage is reflected in this inseparable union between Christ and his church, as GOD's redeemed image and likeness in our own humanity. (This union ultimately defines both marriage and church.) In conclusion then, no one has any excuse to love his wife less than what he loves himself; at the same time every wife is now free and fully empowered to honor her husband in the same context and devotion as she does the church in response to the agape initiative of Christ. (We love him because he first loved us! [1John 4:19])

Over the past few days I have been troubled as how to respond to some thoughtless comments on Facebook. Well herein is my answer, thank You LORD! Next time, the LORD willing we shall open up chapter six of Ephesians. Until thin may the LORD give you and yours the fuller meaning of what we have just shared. For this I say the Amen! a thank You expression of will done, may it be so!