SPP:Q9

There most likely won't be any teaching mentioned. The metaphor of marriage suffices to say the church is taught by christ. We are not looking for moral imperatives, but revelations of Christ in all the scripture.

```wikitext A9. Understood—teaching is not usually shown through explicit instruction.

The Bride’s Teaching Is Symbolic

• The metaphor of marriage suffices to show that the bride is being taught.
• We do not look for direct moral or didactic content.
• The process of teaching is revealed symbolically through:

 * Union with Christ
 * Judgment events (cross/death)
 * Fruitfulness after contact with Him

Focus of SP

• The purpose is not to extract moral imperatives or life lessons
• The goal is to see how Christ is revealed and how the bride is brought into union with Him

SP Key Principle

> Teaching is not always verbal. In the SP framework, the bride is taught by being joined to Christ and experiencing His cross. The marriage itself is the lesson. ```

Sensus plenior