Christ is the Head and Husband of the Church, which is His Body and Bride, united to Him in a living, spiritual relationship.
The Bible and Les Feldick both depict the Church as the Body of Christ, with Christ as the Head, and also as a bride married to Christ, the Bridegroom. This relationship is intimate and union-like, comparable to the marriage bond between husband and wife (Ephesians 5, Romans 7:4).
Ephesians 5:23 — This verse explicitly identifies Christ as the head of the church, His body, and the saviour of that body.
The Bible describes the Church as the body of Christ, with Christ as the head. In Ephesians 5:23, it states, "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." Furthermore, believers are members of His body, as seen in Ephesians 5:30: "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." This union is also described as a marriage, where believers are joined to Christ, as in Romans 7:4: "Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God."
Les Feldick emphasizes that Christ and the Church are united in a relationship analogous to a body and head, and to a husband and wife. He explains that the Church is the Body of Christ, of His flesh and bones, and that believers are united with Christ in a spiritual marriage. He stresses that this is not Christ as King, but as Head of the body, intimately connected. He uses Ephesians 5 to show that the husband-wife relationship is a picture of Christ and the Church, and Romans 7:4 to show that believers are married to Christ, producing fruit unto God.
The Bible refers to the Church as the body of Christ, with Christ as the head. In Ephesians 5:30, it says believers are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. Les Feldick emphasizes that Christ is the head of the body, not a king, and that this relationship is like the connection between a physical head and body.
Believers are described as married to Christ. Romans 7:4 states that believers are dead to the law through the body of Christ, that they should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead. Les Feldick connects this to the marriage relationship, showing that believers are united with Christ as a wife is to her husband, producing fruit unto God.
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Hello, and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has been teaching homestyle Bible classes for 20 years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life. When Les is teaching, it's so interesting that people say time just seems to fly by. And now, here is Les Feldick.
Members of His Body
Les Feldick shows that believers are members of Christ's body, of His flesh and bones, united with Him like a husband and wife.
Head of the Body
Les Feldick clarifies that Christ is not a King over the church, but the Head of the body, connected to believers as a head is to a body.
Complement of the Head
Les explains that the church is the complement of the head, similar to Eve being Adam's complement, and that Ephesians 5 uses marriage to illustrate this.
Union like Marriage
Les Feldick teaches that Christ's relationship to believers is identical to the husband-wife relationship, where two become one.
Oneness with Christ
Les emphasizes that believers are one with Christ, like husband and wife, a deep spiritual concept comprehended by faith.
Married to Christ
Les applies Romans 7:4 to show that believers are dead to the law and married to Christ, who was raised from the dead.
Synonymous Relationship
Les points out that Paul constantly parallels Christ and the church with husband and wife, because it is a perfect synonymous relationship.
Ephesians 5:23: 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.
This verse directly teaches that Christ is the head of the church, His body.
Ephesians 5:30: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
This verse emphasizes that believers are intimately part of Christ's body.
Romans 7:4: Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
This verse shows that believers are married to Christ, having died to the law.
Ephesians 5:31-32: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Paul explicitly explains that marriage is a picture of Christ and the church.
According to Les Feldick, Scripture does not teach that Christ is the King of the church. Instead, He is consistently referred to as the Head of the body. The relationship is like a husband to a wife, not a king to a subject.
Based on the provided clips, Les Feldick does not explicitly address this point, but the context suggests that the Body of Christ is a distinct entity revealed through Paul. The evidence does not support a direct answer from these clips.
Les Feldick teaches that just as a husband and wife become one, believers are united with Christ in a spiritual sense. Romans 7:4 indicates that believers are 'married' to Christ, and Ephesians 5 shows the marriage relationship as a picture of Christ and the church.
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