My previous post addressed
a question raised by Immanuel Can about the use of the term “bride” in
scripture as a metaphor for the Church. Examining the subject raised a
number of issues best explained in this Infogalactic blurb:
“The Bride of Christ or bride, the Lamb’s wife is a term
used in reference to a group of related verses in the Bible — in the
Gospels, Revelation, the Epistles and related verses in the Old Testament.
Sometimes the Bride is implied through calling Jesus a Bridegroom. For
over fifteen hundred years the Church was identified as the bride
betrothed to Christ. However, there are instances where the interpretation of
the usage of bride varies from Church to Church. The majority believe it always
refers to the Church.”
Another thing we call “groups of related
verses” is systematic theology.