Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church:
Church Title: Spouse Of Christ.
Bible Text:
Song of Solomon 4:12 KJV
A garden inclosed is My sister, My
spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
These verses in
Solomon reffer to the church, the spouse of Christ. How can she be
His sister?
Sister, in as much
as she is an adoptive child of The Heavenly Father.
“A garden
inclosed,* is my sister, My spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain
sealed.
*Enclose:
Surround or closed
off on all sides:
(Dictionary.Com)
Only the
bridegroom, has access to this enclosed fountain!
Christ
and His Bride -A spiritual picture of our Lord's love for
His
People, His Bride, His Church.
Isaiah 54:5 KJV
For thy Maker is thine Husband; The
Lord Of Hosts is His name; and thy Redeemer
The Holy One Of Israel; The God Of
The Whole Earth shall He be called.
Jeremiah 3:14
KJV
Turn, O backsliding children, saith
The Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a
city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Romans 7:4 KJV
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.
Romans 7:4 NLT
So, my dear brothers and sisters,
this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died
with Christ. And now you are united with
The One Who Was Raised From The
Dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.
II Corinthians
11:2 KJV (Apostle Paul)
For I am jealous over you with Godly
jealousy: for I have espoused (promised) you to one Husband, that I
may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Ephesians
5:25-27 KJV
25 "...Christ also loved the
church, and gave Himself for it;
26 That He might sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by The Word,
27 That He might present it to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
(John 15:3 KJV
Now ye are clean through The Word
which I have spoken unto you.)
Revelation 22:17
KJV
And The Spirit and the bride say,
Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst
come. And whosoever will, let him take The Water Of Life freely.
Revelation 21:9
KJV
"The
bride, The Lamb’s wife."
In this book of Solomon, we see our Lord's great love for His Bride.
Song Of Solomon
4:1,7 KJV
1 Behold, thou
art fair, My love; behold, thou art fair..."
7 Thou art all
fair, My love; there is no spot in thee.
9 Thou hast
ravished My heart, My sister, My spouse; thou hast ravished My
heart..."
10 How fair is
thy love, My sister, My spouse!..."
How careful, we the
bride of Christ, must live and conduct ourselves.
Philippians
1:9-11 KJV
9 And this I pray, that your love
may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10 That ye may approve things that
are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the
day of Christ.
11 Being filled with the fruits of
righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise
of God.
John 4:23 KJV
Yet a time is coming and has now
come when the true worshipers will worship
The Father in The Spirit and in
Truth, for they are the kind of worshipers The Father seeks.
Revelation
19:7-9 KJV
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and
give honor to Him: for The Marriage Of The Lamb is come, and His wife
hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen
is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write,
Blessed are they which are called unto
The Marriage Supper Of The Lamb. And
he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
