BUT I ALSO LOVE THE BRIDE

5/26/85

BUT I ALSO LOVE THE BRIDE
REVELATION 22:17

I.LOVE THE GROOM
Jesus Christ wasn't content... Here, Word became flesh. Walked
across real estate in Asia Minor. Devils laughed - angels wept.
He is called my many titles - Bright & Morning star, Lily...
One I love is the Bridegroom.
II.LOVE THE BRIDE
In Ephesians, Paul called the church:
"The body of Christ (1: 15-23), "The temple of God" (2: 20),
"The household of Faith" and "The family of God" (2 :19), The
bride of Christ" (5: 25-33).
(Sick bride and karate chop).
Christ loved His bride and gave Himself for it.
Paul on the road to Damascus was breathing out threatening of
slaughter against the church and heard Christ say: "Saul, Saul
why persecutist thou me? (Acts 9: 4b).
A.Terms
EKKLESIA - "called out" KOINEA = fellowship. Philoglist agree
the word "church" came from KURIAKON - "belonging to a Lord".
We need to define terms, Revelation 3: 20 - Genesis 3: 10.
B.Threats. "Gates of Hell" - place elders formed a council.
The council of hell, the wisdom of all evil, can't stop it.
Grandpa and "Come hell or high water"
BULTMAN "Church without a church" - universal.
The sun's rays are spoken of as "the sun." For there to be rays
of the sun there must be the manif ...

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