WHY SHOULD I GET MARRIED? Our culture is losing the understanding of what marriage was designed to be. We live in a world that says we should get what we want any way we can get it. Marriage is often seen as confinement that may hamper our ability to have what we want when we want it. Every marriage gag involving a ball and chain furthers that attitude. Marriage today is often mocked as an archaic institution that has lost its relevance. So what is marriage? Has it become outdated? It is important to realize first of all that marriage is not a man-made concept. When God created the first man in His own image (Genesis 2:7), He gave that man everything he needed to be content. Yet, God said, It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him (Genesis 2:18). So God created a woman from Adams side and brought her to the man. The first marriage occurred when God created a woman to complement the needs of the man so that, when joined in covenant, they become one flesh. The idea of one flesh implies an unbreakable seal meant to last a lifetime. When Jesus was asked about divorce, He answered, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh...So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Matthew 19:5-6). Notice that it is God who joins a man and woman in marriage. In Malachi 2:14, God reminds us that He was a witness between you and the wife of your youth. God takes marriage very seriously. Marriage was the first institution God created. It preceded the establishment of either church or government. Marriage was the first social institution. Human beings are designed to function best when they are connected in healthy ways to others, and Gods plan for marriage is to establish strong families. The Bible contains much instruction for family members in how they should treat each other so that those emotional needs...
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 07:08:01 +0000
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