What does Ephesians 5 say about the husband being head of the wife and Christ being head of the Church?
Ephesians 5 presents the husband as head of the wife just as Christ is head of the Church. The Church is subject unto Christ, so wives are subject to their husbands. Christ will present the Church to Himself as a glorious bride without spot, wrinkle, or blemish.
Les explains that Ephesians 5 uses the physical marriage relationship as an analogy: the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the Church. He is also the Savior of the body, the body of Christ. Les points to verse 24, where the Church is subject unto Christ, so wives should be subject to their own husbands in everything. He then connects verse 27 to the Body of Christ as the Bride, a glorious church without spot, wrinkle, or blemish. Les illustrates this by recalling brides in wedding gowns, noting how attractive a bride is, and says this pictures God's design: the Body of Christ as a white, clean Bride without wrinkle or blemish.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
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Who is Christ the Savior of in Ephesians 5?
Christ is the Savior of the body, which is the body of Christ or the individual, depending on how you look at it.
Who is the Savior of the body in Ephesians 5, and what does the body refer to?
Christ is the Savior of the body, that is, the body of Christ or the individual, depending on how you look at it.