SCJ Church of Christ - Physical Marriage & Spiritual Marriage

[Healing_of_Nations]

Physical marriage and Spiritual marriage ​

Physical marriage
The marriage of Adam and Eve in Ge 2:20-24 is a marriage between two bodies (flesh). God chose them and joined them together. When Jesus mentioned marriage, he said that no one can separate what God has joined together (Mt 19:6; Mk 10:9). Anyone who causes them to separate must not believe God, Jesus, or their words.


Spiritual marriage
God led the Israelites out of Egypt to the land of Canaan and said, “They broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” (Jer 31:32). This scripture shows us that God is the husband and the Israelites were his bride.


God prophesied through Hosea when he said, “I will betroth you to me forever” (Hos 2:2-20) That is why God came to Jesus and why Jesus said that he and the father were one (Jn 10:30). This is what Paul meant when he said, “The Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.” Jerusalem here refers to Jesus. Paul also referred to the unity of God’s spirit with our spirit as a marriage.


God was able to come to Jesus because Jesus had no sin. God left men because of their sins (Ge 6). God cannot be with sinners. God sent Jesus to resolve the problem of sin by bearing the cross. Thus, there are two reasons for bearing the cross: to resolve the problem of the sin, and to allow the spirit to unite with our flesh. These two things are promised in many places in the Bible (e.g. Ro 8:9-11; Jn 14:20; Rev 3:20; Gal 4:6; Gal 2:20). This is the marriage between the spirit and flesh in the New Testament.

 

[singnewsong]

wow, I never undestood the concept of marriage in the bible in this way. So in Revelation 3:20 it talks about how Jesus wil come in and eat with him, what does this mean?

 

[john14:23]

that is very interesting.... there is a spiritual marriage today for us in the New Testament? where can i find more articles?

 

[ilikeart]

Whoa...I had NO idea that there was even the idea of 'spiritual marriage' in the Bible...I thought it was referring to physical marriage all the time, or was just being poetic. So then 'marriage' is also when spirit and flesh come together? Then we people say "the bible is against divorce", does that have a spiritual meaning too?

 

[Healing_of_Nations]

Dear "Ilikeart" yes you are not alone... I too never knew there was a spiritual meaning to the concept of marriage in the bible. When the spirit works, it needs a body. This is why when the spirit and flesh become one, according to the bible, this is considered a spiritual marriage. The bible is filled with amazing parables and prophecies that are hard to understand such as this! I hope we can both grow in our knowledge of the word of God and find out God's purpose!

 

[Healing_of_Nations]

Hi "Singnewsong" - you mention a very good verse. In Rev 3:20, when Jesus says that He stands at the door and knocks, this is not a physical door He is knocking on but a spiritual door - and this door is the door of our hearts. This is just like when Jesus said that He will be in us just like He is in the Father. He also said that if one truly loves him, one will obey His teachings and He and the Father will come and make their home with him (Jn 14:20-21, 23)

I hope we too partake in this spiritual marriage with Christ!

 

[singnewsong]

wow thanks for making that so clear!!

Where can I find more articles??