The sacramental nature of marriage cannot be proved by using individual words of institution, It is based on the fact that the marriage bond is related to the saving work of Christ.In the letter to the Ephesians the covenant
between man and wife in marriage is seen as the image of the covenant between Christ and the Church. "Just
as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her,in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the
washing of water by the word,so as to present the church to himself in splendour , without a spot or wrinkle
or anything of the kind-just so that she may be holy and without blemish.In the same way husbands should
love their wives as they do their own bodies....This is a great mystery (sacrament)" (Eph. 5, 25-32). Besides,
there are also the New Testament statements regarding 'marriage in the Lord' which we have already explained.
between man and wife in marriage is seen as the image of the covenant between Christ and the Church. "Just
as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her,in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the
washing of water by the word,so as to present the church to himself in splendour , without a spot or wrinkle
or anything of the kind-just so that she may be holy and without blemish.In the same way husbands should
love their wives as they do their own bodies....This is a great mystery (sacrament)" (Eph. 5, 25-32). Besides,
there are also the New Testament statements regarding 'marriage in the Lord' which we have already explained.
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