In my experience, understanding of the Bride of Messiah is barely comprehended and almost never considered. I wrote a book, "The Wife of Jesus", simply because I could find no one to talk about it. He's wooing us. We should be responding in kind. Right?
RE: The Importance of having the Spirit of Messiah’s holy faith—New Wine—indwelling the regenerated ‘new wineskin’ hearts of the wise virgins in Messiah’s Bride, according to the Gospel of Ezekiel 36:22-32.
Examine the difference between the foolish virgin’s disobedient faith of the sinful flesh’s hypocrisy, and the wise virgin’s obedient faith of Messiah’s Holy Spirit. We must wisely examine which faith is governing our heart. Either the religious carnal-minded faith of the un-crucified self-willed flesh that democratically rules within a foolish virgin’s un-repentant ‘old wineskin’ heart; or the holy and obedient faith of Messiah Yeshua, whose Spirit Theocratically rules within the wise virgin’s repentant ‘new wineskin’ heart.
The Gospel of New Wineskin Hearts Filled With Messiah’s New Wine—The Spirit of Messiah’s most holy faith indwells the ‘new wineskin’ heart of His wise virgin Bride
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel. Ezekiel 36: 22-32 KJV
We Jews by birth and not ‘sinners’ of the Gentiles, nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, except *through faith from Jesus Christ* (the holy faith from Christ’s righteous Spirit), even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we may be justified *by faith from Christ*, and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law not any flesh will be justified. Galatians 2:15 Berean Literal Bible
But whatever things were gain to me, these I have esteemed loss because of Christ. But indeed, therefore, I also count all things to be loss because of the excelling knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things, and esteem them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which is of the Law, but that which is *through faith from Christ* (the holy faith from Christ’s righteous Spirit), the righteousness of God on the basis of (Christ’s holy) faith, to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from out of dead. Philippians 3:9 BLB
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if now otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled out, and the wineskins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one having drunk old wine desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’” Luke 5:37 BLB
In my experience, understanding of the Bride of Messiah is barely comprehended and almost never considered. I wrote a book, "The Wife of Jesus", simply because I could find no one to talk about it. He's wooing us. We should be responding in kind. Right?
I agree - I’ll read it if your willing!
RE: The Importance of having the Spirit of Messiah’s holy faith—New Wine—indwelling the regenerated ‘new wineskin’ hearts of the wise virgins in Messiah’s Bride, according to the Gospel of Ezekiel 36:22-32.
Examine the difference between the foolish virgin’s disobedient faith of the sinful flesh’s hypocrisy, and the wise virgin’s obedient faith of Messiah’s Holy Spirit. We must wisely examine which faith is governing our heart. Either the religious carnal-minded faith of the un-crucified self-willed flesh that democratically rules within a foolish virgin’s un-repentant ‘old wineskin’ heart; or the holy and obedient faith of Messiah Yeshua, whose Spirit Theocratically rules within the wise virgin’s repentant ‘new wineskin’ heart.
The Gospel of New Wineskin Hearts Filled With Messiah’s New Wine—The Spirit of Messiah’s most holy faith indwells the ‘new wineskin’ heart of His wise virgin Bride
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel. Ezekiel 36: 22-32 KJV
We Jews by birth and not ‘sinners’ of the Gentiles, nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, except *through faith from Jesus Christ* (the holy faith from Christ’s righteous Spirit), even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we may be justified *by faith from Christ*, and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law not any flesh will be justified. Galatians 2:15 Berean Literal Bible
But whatever things were gain to me, these I have esteemed loss because of Christ. But indeed, therefore, I also count all things to be loss because of the excelling knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things, and esteem them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which is of the Law, but that which is *through faith from Christ* (the holy faith from Christ’s righteous Spirit), the righteousness of God on the basis of (Christ’s holy) faith, to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from out of dead. Philippians 3:9 BLB
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if now otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled out, and the wineskins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one having drunk old wine desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’” Luke 5:37 BLB