I have been reading a book “The Da Vinci Deception” credible answers to the questions millions are asking about Jesus, the Bible and the De Vinci Code. by Erwin W. Lutzer. One of the points the book says about Jesus being married I thought was the best explanation I have heard and I thought I would share it with you.
“We might speculate that Jesus could have been married, since marriage is ”honorable and undefiled.“ Since he was a human being -- indeed even a sinless human being -- we can assume he could have married. However, because he had both a human nature and a divine nature we must confess it is unthinkable that Jesus, the God-man, could be joined to a sinner in the most intimate physical human bond. If he had married, presumable it would have been to someone as holy as he -- which severely limited his options!
Of course, someday Jesus will be married. We all anticipate his future wedding. Jesus is now engaged to us , the church- his bride. He would not have been married on earth, knowing that is coming marriage is in heaven. On that day we, along with Mary Magdalene, will be invited to the marriage supper of the lamb, where the marriage is consummated, not in a physical sexual union, but in the most blessed and intimate union of fellowship imaginable. Yes, Jesus will be married --not to a woman - but to all off us who constitute the bride of Christ.”
How is that for a thought to think about that goes against the modern culture.
“We might speculate that Jesus could have been married, since marriage is ”honorable and undefiled.“ Since he was a human being -- indeed even a sinless human being -- we can assume he could have married. However, because he had both a human nature and a divine nature we must confess it is unthinkable that Jesus, the God-man, could be joined to a sinner in the most intimate physical human bond. If he had married, presumable it would have been to someone as holy as he -- which severely limited his options!
Of course, someday Jesus will be married. We all anticipate his future wedding. Jesus is now engaged to us , the church- his bride. He would not have been married on earth, knowing that is coming marriage is in heaven. On that day we, along with Mary Magdalene, will be invited to the marriage supper of the lamb, where the marriage is consummated, not in a physical sexual union, but in the most blessed and intimate union of fellowship imaginable. Yes, Jesus will be married --not to a woman - but to all off us who constitute the bride of Christ.”
How is that for a thought to think about that goes against the modern culture.
1 comment:
That's so good! Much better than my reason, "marriage is too important to have been left out of the Bible"...
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