Craig T. Owens

John Piper’s insight of both the Old Testament and New Testament meaning of marriage is profound!

Here are the links to the Scriptures he references:

• Ephesians 5:22-32
• Genesis 2:21-24
• Genesis 1:27-28
• 2 Timothy 1:9
• Ephesians 1:4-6

Piper’s conclusions:

1. God modeled marriage on the covenant love between Christ and the church.
2. Therefore, marriage has always been a witness (or a drama or a parable) of covenant love between Christ and the church.
3. Therefore, the roles of husband and wife derive from the roles God designed for Christ and the church.
4. Therefore, confusing or minimizing these roles obscures the meaning of marriage as a drama of the covenant love between Christ and the church.
5. Therefore, let every husband seek to love and lead and nourish and protect like Christ, and let every wife love her husband and honor his Christ-like role, joining hands in Christ-exalting mission as God meant for the church to do.