“Marriage: Mirror to The Gospel”

I. Submission

A. Marriage

I. Wives submit to husbands as to the Lord (Ephesians. 5:22, 24)

B. Christ and the Church

I. Jesus submits to the Father (Luke. 22:42)

II. We submit to one another because of Christ (Ephesians. 5:21)

III. The Church submits to Christ (Ephesians. 5:24)

II. Headship

A. Marriage

I. Husband is head of the wife (Ephesians. 5:25)

B. Christ and the Church

I. Christ is head of the Church (Ephesians. 5:23)

 III. Sacrificial love

A. Marriage

I. Husbands love your wives (Ephesians. 5:25)

B. Christ and the Church

I. Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her (Ephesians. 5:25-27; Philippians. 2:6-8)

IV. The body

A. Marriage

I. Husbands love wives as your own bodies (Ephesians. 5:28); husbands and wives are one flesh (Ephesians. 5:31)

B. Christ and the Church

I. The Church is Christ’s body (Ephesians. 5:23)

II. We are members of the body of Christ (Ephesians. 5:30; Colossians. 1:18; Romans. 12)

V. Timeline

A. First marriage (between Adam and Eve)

B. Ultimate marriage (between Christ and the Church)