What does Ephesians 5 say about the husband being head of the wife compared to Christ being head of the Church?
Ephesians 5 presents the husband as head of the wife just as Christ is head of the Church, and Christ is Savior of the body. It draws an analogy between physical marriage and Christ as Head to the Body of Christ, His Bride, whom He presents glorious, without spot, wrinkle, or blemish.
Les explains that Ephesians 5 uses the groom-and-bride concept to draw an analogy between husband and wife and Christ and the Church. The husband is head of the wife even as Christ is head of the Church; Christ is Savior of the body, the body of Christ or the individual. As the Church is subject to Christ, wives are subject to their own husbands. Les connects verse 27 to Christ presenting the Body of Christ to Himself as a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, the beautiful white-clad Bride without wrinkle or blemish. He notes weddings illustrate how a bride in her gown is attractive, picturing the Body of Christ as the Bride, white and clean.
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.