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Marriage as a Picture of the Gospel: Understanding Ephesians 5 and God’s Design for Marriage
Show Summary
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins considers Ephesians 5:22-33 and explains how marriage is designed by God to reflect the relationship between Christ and His church.Dave looks at marriage as covenant, the complementary design of husband and wife, biblical submission and sacrificial love, and how Christian marriage serves as a witness to the gospel in a confused age.Listen and Watch
What You’ll Learn
- Why Ephesians 5 must be understood in the context of the gospel.
- Why marriage is a covenant, not merely a contract.
- How Genesis 1-2 shapes the Bible’s teaching on marriage.
- What biblical submission and sacrificial leadership mean and do not mean.
- How marriage points to Christ and His church.
- Why Christian marriage matters as a gospel witness.



