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Brawling
IN HER BOOK The Key to a Loving Heart, Karen Mains has parable entitled "The Brawling Bride..."
The parable describes a climatic moment in a wedding ceremony. Both families have been seated. The grooms and his attendants are in place and the minister is waiting. The bridesmaids are positioned and the wedding march begins to play. Down comes the bride, and the guests gasp as they see her limping. The future wife's gown is ripped and covered with mud. One of her eyes is swollen and purple. Her hair is messy.
It is said that the groom in this parable is Jesus. Then the author asks this question: "Doesn't the Lord deserve better than this?" God doesn't want a beaten up bride or a bride ripped apart by division. The author's question would have been appropriate for the brethren at Corinth because the church is the Lord's bride ( Ephesians 5:27). Brad Price in First Corinthians, at www.abiblecommentary.com
KneEmail: "For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you." 1 Corinthians 1:11
Bible reading for 03.12.10: Mark 13:1-20; Deuteronomy 17-19
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