Bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh

"And Adam said: "This [is] now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh." Genesis 2:23
" 那 人 ( 亞 當 ) 說 、 這 是 我 骨 中 的 骨 、 肉 中 的 肉 、"  創世紀 2:23

We, the church, is part of the body of Christ, He is the head. Jesus Christ is holy and blameless, so then His body should　be of the same holiness, not being separated -- having no spot, nor wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27)

Many interpret this as another opportunity to teach obedience to law to deserve or qualify being the body of Christ. But is this Biblical or even logical?

How does one qualify to be body of Christ, new bride of the beloved, the holy one? Only also herself being holy and without blemish, by which the blood of the groom had already made her.

And are we already His body, or only becoming so one day in a future when we achieved our own holiness? Since the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus on the cross He had cleansed us with His blood, and we are at once His body by being made a new creation.

We then have been presented to Him and accepted as a perfect bride, clean and virginal. How can we be part of the body of Christ if we are not so sanctified?

Therefore if we are already part of His body, we are now spotless and without wrinkle as well; but so long as a believer still sees himself sinful he must then honestly not be qualified to be a part of Him, and never will because Christ is not to shed His blood again.

Christ has already made us clean. Now it is up to us to believe His words of promise made true, or not believe because our eyes still see imperfection in the "real"?

So, be assured that we are holy by the acceptance into His body, being once and for all time cleansed by His blood, and remaining forever clean by the washing of His loving words (Ephesians 5:26).

This is the continuous hearing of grace that strengthens a believer's faith in the spirit. If so believed we remain perfect (having no spot) and beautiful (having no wrinkle).

And in such faith we draw strength as a church, from holiness by grace not works we are transformed as one body with Christ in marriage, receiving His spirit in the perfect union of love.

Christ cannot marry an imperfect bride for He is perfect; but for love, He first made perfect the bride to be married. How joyful the good news!

Amen.