We love the arrival of the bride. Subscribe to have The Washington Times’ Higher Ground delivered to your inbox every Sunday. But not nearly as much as Jesus does. Christ longs to see his bride.

Read our latest issue or browse back issues. Paul was pretty clear about what Jesus expects of his bride. He’s looking for a church that will keep doing “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, ...

Modern Christians are at a disadvantage when it comes to reading our own Scriptures and appreciating the nuances therein, since we’re many centuries removed from the culture and times in which ...

Some observers have pointed out that the New Testament contains multiple allusions to Jesus as a bridegroom, and the church or the collective people of God as his bride. This report from The ...

then who is his bride? The Gospels don't really answer that question, but the rest of the New Testament does. And the answer probably doesn't offer much help to people hoping Jesus' marital status ...

a reflection of the enduring sacrificial love that Jesus Christ, the bridegroom, has for His Church, the bride. To redefine marriage now—as many are demanding of the Church—would therefore go ...