Ephesians 5:31-32: Difference between revisions

From Reconciling understandings of Scripture and Science
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (Bruce moved page Ephesians 5:31 to Ephesians 5:31-32)
No edit summary
 
Line 4: Line 4:
<br><sup>32 </sup>This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.</blockquote>
<br><sup>32 </sup>This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.</blockquote>
==[[Literal Reading]]==
==[[Literal Reading]]==
This passage is cited [[Comment on Creation/EC/TE - Bible implications#lit|here]] as "accepting" events of early Genesis as literally true. See comment [[Passages said to imply literal Genesis|here]]. &mdash;[[User:Bruce|BP]]<br>
This passage is cited [[Comment on Creation/EC/TE - Bible implications#lit|here]] as "accepting" events of early Genesis as literally true. See comment [[Passages said to imply literal Genesis|here]]. <br>
Also cited similarly by [[User:Jacaf/Doctrine & Fellowship#18|Jacaf]].
Also cited similarly by [[User:Jacaf/Doctrine & Fellowship#18|Jacaf]].<br>
But '''notice''' that the "great mystery" is the ''figurative, not literal'' joining of Christ and his people!  &mdash;[[User:Bruce|BP]]
{{MidChain|2 Corinthians 4:6| references said to [[Comment on Creation/EC/TE - Bible implications#lit|"accept"]] a literal Genesis |Colossians 1:12-18|#D4EFB8|#4D5642}}

Latest revision as of 18:05, 14 September 2022

BibleNew TestamentEphesians
KJV

31 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.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

Literal Reading

This passage is cited here as "accepting" events of early Genesis as literally true. See comment here.
Also cited similarly by Jacaf.
But notice that the "great mystery" is the figurative, not literal joining of Christ and his people! —BP

← prev. . . . references said to "accept" a literal Genesis . . . next →