Model of a Healthy Marriage Relationship

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is the head of the wife

as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:22-23).

In the current era, finding a model of a healthy marriage and family is challenging.  Consequently, many Christian young people harbor negative thoughts about marriage.  However, the fundamental reason for such negative thoughts stems from the curse resulting from the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the first couple in human history, as described in Genesis.  Adam and Eve, who were supposed to be role models, brought destruction to the family by disobeying God's command and succumbing to sin.

Nevertheless, Christian couples should realize that they are no longer under that curse.  We are followers of Jesus, who becomes the second or last Adam, and we, as “the church,” become His bride.  This is the blessing we receive in the era of the New Covenant.  Ephesians 5:22-33 describes the beautiful marriage that God intended before the fall of Adam and Eve, portraying the model of a marriage relationship that we, living in the era of the New Covenant, should aspire to.