Sam Ingrassia

“Ephesians 5:25-30 says: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church; because we are members of His body. (NASB) Look at the main ideas of what Christ did for His Bride, the Church: His Motivation—He loved the church; His Sacrifice—He gave himself up for her; His Purpose—To sanctify and cleanse her; His Method—By the washing of water with the Word; His Goal—that He might present her to Himself in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she should be holy and blameless. The apostle Paul uses Jesus’ great love and sacrifice for His Bride, the Church, to illustrate the standard of how we are to love our wives. Wow! Have you ever wondered, “How can I love my wife like that?”
― Sam Ingrassia, Just Say the Word: A simple way to increase your passion for God and your wife