Christians, spouse of Christ?

[avemaria40]

I heard that every Christian is a spouse of Christ. Is that theologically correct?

[Cam42]

[quote name='avemaria40' date='Apr 16 2006, 07:20 PM']I heard that every Christian is a spouse of Christ.  Is that theologically correct?
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No. The Church is the Bride of Christ. While we are members of the Church, we are not theologically the spouses of Christ. This would assume a Sacramental union and it is not plausable that we are in some way married to Jesus Christ.

From a commentary on Psalm 127:
[quote]The Church beareth children, the Bride of Christ; and if she beareth them, she travaileth of them. In figure of her, Eve was called also "the Mother of all living." He who said, "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you," was amongst the members of her who travaileth. But she travailed not in vain, nor brought forth in vain: there will be a holy seed at the resurrection of the dead: the righteous who are at present scattered over the whole world shall abound. The Church groaneth for them, the Church travaileth of them; but in that resurrection of the dead, the offspring of the Church shall appear, pain and groaning shall pass away . . . [/quote]

This is a better view that we should take. We are the Children of the Church, not her rival, in an abstract and theological way. The view that we are spouses of Christ is utterly incorrect.