
Jesus' Rib
David Guion
So we, who are many, are one body in Christ and individually members one of another (Romans 12:5)
Sixteenth-century English theologian Richard Hooker wrote, "The church is in Christ as Eve was in Adam."
After Adam had walked with God long enough to watch the garden grow and name all the animals, he knew God by experience. Then, Eve was surgically removed from Adam's broken body. She was made of the same substance as Adam, but newly created and untested.
Eve had limited experience with God, and neither had encountered Satan. Therefore, she was an easy mark for the deceiver's lies that lead humanity to fall into slavery under Satan.
Then, Christ encountered and conquered Satan—both as God the Son and as the Son of Man.
As Eve came from Adam, the church sprang forth from Jesus' broken body. Chosen by God, Eve was a suitable wife for Adam because she was bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh. Likewise, the church is a suitable bride for Christ. Born of Christ our Father sees her spotless and without blemish, washed completely clean by the blood of his beloved Son.
Unlike Adam and Eve, the church today has ample experience with God and Satan. Therefore, she should be less vulnerable to temptation, even though as individuals our flesh remains a fallen child of Eve until we die.
In Christ, the church has the power and truth to overcome Satan’s attacks.
David Guion is a retired librarian and freelance writer who lives with two really silly dogs in Greensboro, NC. Contact
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