Ephesians 5: husband's model is Christ dying for the church on earth, not Christ ruling as Lord in heaven

Mike makes a key hermeneutical point: the analogy given to husbands in Ephesians 5 is not Christ's current lordship over the church, but Christ's self-sacrifice for the church during his earthly ministry. The example husbands are to follow is Jesus dying for sinners, not Jesus disciplining or ruling the church from heaven. This reading renders the "discipline" application invalid.