The Truth About MARRIAGE





Marriage is a sacred covenant designed and blessed by God. In marriage, God joins two persons into one.

Gen 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Originally, marriage (and family) was created by God to reflect His image in humanity. Because of humanity's fall into sin, marriage (and family) exists to magnify the worth,
excellence, and glory of God in restoring His image in humanity through the gospel of Jesus Christ. In short, human marriage exists to preach the gospel of God. God intends every human marriage to re-present the divine marriage of God to the new, redeemed humanity (the Church, Christ's bride) through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Eph 5:22-25 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. (24) Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. (25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

When we decide to marry someone, most often we believe we have a love for that "someone special" and they have a love for us that will last for the rest of our lives. We believe that no matter what comes our way, we can overcome it as long as we're together. That's why we promise on our wedding day before God and all of our chosen witnesses "to love, honor, and cherish each other—forsaking all others—for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, 'til death do we part". It's our way of saying that we believe we have a love for each other that will never fail—no matter what! And that our bond as a couple who loves each other will only grow deeper as we spend the rest of our lives together as husband and wife. Every human being strongly desires, covets in others, and longs for unfailing love—lavish love—focused love—radical love—love we can count on"

"Our society confuses love and lust. Unlike lust, God's kind of love is directed outward toward others, not inward toward ourselves. It is utterly unselfish. This kind of love goes against our natural inclinations. It is possible to practice this love only if God helps us set aside our own desires and instincts, so that we can give love while expecting nothing in return. Thus the more we become like Christ, the more love we will show to others."

"The problem with love is that so many people don't have a clue what it is. Love is not a feeling; it's an attitude. Basing love on emotions, as the world does, has caused immeasurable pain to countless numbers of people. It's like building a sand castle on the beach. It might look solid, but when the high tide rolls in, the sand castle isn't strong enough to hold up, and it washes away... The world gives love a staggering amount of attention... Love is presented as something to be 'fallen into' and 'fallen out of.' There is no solution given for what to do when the emotion fails you and the warm fuzzies are gone-other than bailing out and starting over with someone else. You can recognize worldly love by how unpredictable it is. The Bible offers a different kind of love. This love says I am committed to act lovingly toward this person regardless of how I feel. You'll be able to recognize biblical love: it is patient, unselfish, and loyal. It doesn't keep score; it assumes the best motives. It gives without seeking in return; it always seeks to honor God, and it endures through thick, thin, and in-between. Feelings change. Feelings don't last, but biblical love is eternal."