Model of a Healthy Marriage Relationship
“Wives, submit to
your husbands as to the Lord. For the
husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body,
of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:22-23).
In the current era, finding a model of a healthy marriage
and family is challenging. Consequently,
many Christian young people harbor negative thoughts about marriage. However, the fundamental reason for such
negative thoughts stems from the curse resulting from the disobedience of Adam
and Eve, the first couple in human history, as described in Genesis. Adam and Eve, who were supposed to be role
models, brought destruction to the family by disobeying God's command and
succumbing to sin.
Nevertheless, Christian couples should realize that they
are no longer under that curse. We are
followers of Jesus, who becomes the second or last Adam, and we, as “the church,”
become His bride. This is the blessing
we receive in the era of the New Covenant. Ephesians 5:22-33 describes the beautiful
marriage that God intended before the fall of Adam and Eve, portraying the
model of a marriage relationship that we, living in the era of the New
Covenant, should aspire to.
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