In this sermon, we looked at how we are called to bear the image of God in marriage. In Ephesians 5:22-31, Paul turns his attention to marriage as he calls husbands and wives to a specific role in reflecting the image of the Gospel. Wives are to submit to their husbands in a way that bears the image of the Church submitting to and honoring Christ. Husbands are to sacrificially love their wives in a way that bears the image of Christ loving His bride, the Church, by willingly laying down His life for her. Neither wives nor husbands are expected to bear this image perfectly but to strive to bear the image of God wholeheartedly as they are being transformed by God. Even in imperfect Christian marriage, the relationship between Jesus and the Church is on full display as husbands and wives pursue the Lord together.
