Too often, Christian men and women have been told to find their identity and purpose in roles like husband or wife, or father and mother. These good roles are designed by God, and yet, such roles are not the starting place for human identity and purpose. Genesis 1:26-28 tells us man and woman were created in the image of God and given a divine mandate—a regency mandate—to rule over the earth in God’s stead, extending his grace over the entirety of creation. Anyone familiar with the first few pages of the Bible knows man and woman failed in their creative purpose. The good news in Christ and His Bride is:
- God came in the flesh, in Christ, and in his birth, life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus accomplished what man and woman failed to do.
- Christ’s kingship exemplifies a humble, self-sacrificing, servant hearted reign.
- Now, Jesus calls his bride to proclaim the news of the kingdom so that every man and woman rule in humility and service, demonstrating the gospel with their very lives.