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The Chrsitian Life The Fasted Life - PST Fenojo
The Chrsitian Life The Fasted Life - PST Fenojo
to earth, putting on flesh). Form that point on, they are married even though the marriage is yet to
me consummated. The next step is all about the woman accepting the proposal. It is up to her to
accept. She has the right to reject the proposal. Next, the Ketubah is presented. The Ketubah is
like the marriage contract and contains the promises the groom makes to the bride and the rights
of the bride. Note, the bride price is not the cost one pays to buy the bride but it represents the
value a man places on a woman.
At this point, the woman makes the decision to accept. After this, they share wine form the same
cup - it becomes binding. After that the groom presents the bride with a price. This acts as a
downpayment, because he is leaving. He is going back to his fathers house and he prepares a
place for her. From that point onwards, she covers her face as a signs that she is married and no
longer available. From this post onwards until he returns, at least one year passes while the son
goes to prepare an extension in his fathers house ready for the bride to move in. In that period,
she has not contact with the man but prepares herself for him.
Once the place is ready, the groom waits. It is his father who decides when he is ready to go pick
up his bride. This usually happens at night. The bride gets no prior warning but is finds out the time
has come when she hears the sound of the horn.
The bridegroom is Jesus, we are the bride and the father is God. Jesus noticed us first while we
were yet sinners. He came into our home with his father by putting on flesh and coming to earth.
He left us with the bible as a Ketubah and gave us the Holy Spirit as a downpayment and reminder
that he is coming back to get us. He has paid the brideprice with his life. His life is the value he
places on ours. He has gone back to HIs fathers house where there are many mansions to
prepare a place for us and will definitely come back to get us.
The question is, while he is away, will we live a life worthy of Christ, keeping ourselves pure until
His return?