For some of us men, this is a harder one to embrace because of what you brought up. It is in the scripture but the nature of it isn’t from a sexual perspective that we are familiar with, but a spiritual perspective we are not yet familiar with. In the same way we haven’t met Him or talked directly with Him yet, just something we don’t …
For some of us men, this is a harder one to embrace because of what you brought up. It is in the scripture but the nature of it isn’t from a sexual perspective that we are familiar with, but a spiritual perspective we are not yet familiar with. In the same way we haven’t met Him or talked directly with Him yet, just something we don’t understand yet. But His nature is Holy and pure and sinless, so it is nothing like male being married to male in our world. The church is always shown as female in the Bible and incorporates the whole body of believers. It’s something I have thought a lot about as well but just have to trust Him and His nature. There is also another reference of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, dressed as a bride, in Revelation. So a lot that we can’t imagine or understand on this side.
Thank you Justin, your comment helps. As a MAN who takes being a MAN serious I don't like being called the Bride. I do agree that Up There with Jesus is something no one understands, Period. So when people are giddy about being The Bride I can understand the Women but not the Men acting that way. I will meet Jesus and he can explain if that is even neccessary. Take Care Brother.
Hi Fred, I love your question and I BET one of the pastors talks about this soon. My husband and I just had this conversation yesterday reading the post together. I asked him ... as a MAN (he's a real man:) how do you grasp the understanding of being a "bride" too. We discussed this and how we can encourage other men to understand more deeply what this really means for a man to be a bride. Loved Justin's comment too. I hope other men jump in there and discuss this great question. One thing I can add... you will always be you, just the perfect you in Heaven. You were created a man and that won't change in Heaven. Of course, you'll be supernatural and resurrected, but still you. The book Pastor Greg links up, I encourage you to buy it. Heaven by Randy Alcorn. He talks more about this too. 💛
Thanks Kari, my guess is our current understanding of what some things mean aka our words for communication. In Construction some would say, marry that roof on top of the other, just means connect the two. I think it means being connected, not our sense for being married man & woman. Just my way of dealing with it. Take Care.
For some of us men, this is a harder one to embrace because of what you brought up. It is in the scripture but the nature of it isn’t from a sexual perspective that we are familiar with, but a spiritual perspective we are not yet familiar with. In the same way we haven’t met Him or talked directly with Him yet, just something we don’t understand yet. But His nature is Holy and pure and sinless, so it is nothing like male being married to male in our world. The church is always shown as female in the Bible and incorporates the whole body of believers. It’s something I have thought a lot about as well but just have to trust Him and His nature. There is also another reference of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, dressed as a bride, in Revelation. So a lot that we can’t imagine or understand on this side.
Thank you Justin, your comment helps. As a MAN who takes being a MAN serious I don't like being called the Bride. I do agree that Up There with Jesus is something no one understands, Period. So when people are giddy about being The Bride I can understand the Women but not the Men acting that way. I will meet Jesus and he can explain if that is even neccessary. Take Care Brother.
Hi Fred, I love your question and I BET one of the pastors talks about this soon. My husband and I just had this conversation yesterday reading the post together. I asked him ... as a MAN (he's a real man:) how do you grasp the understanding of being a "bride" too. We discussed this and how we can encourage other men to understand more deeply what this really means for a man to be a bride. Loved Justin's comment too. I hope other men jump in there and discuss this great question. One thing I can add... you will always be you, just the perfect you in Heaven. You were created a man and that won't change in Heaven. Of course, you'll be supernatural and resurrected, but still you. The book Pastor Greg links up, I encourage you to buy it. Heaven by Randy Alcorn. He talks more about this too. 💛
Thanks Kari, my guess is our current understanding of what some things mean aka our words for communication. In Construction some would say, marry that roof on top of the other, just means connect the two. I think it means being connected, not our sense for being married man & woman. Just my way of dealing with it. Take Care.
Amen!!!!
And you as well brother.