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Purpose of Marriage 3       “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.   The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband” (1 Corinthians 7:2-3).     The third purpose of marriage is to avoid sexual immorality.   In 1 Corinthians 7:2-3, it states, "“But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.   The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband."   The issue of sexual immorality is often associated with physical union before or outside of marriage, but it can also be seen as a matter of the heart and thoughts prior to physical connection.   This is because immorality that arises in the heart and thoughts precedes physical union.   In our current society, like Sodom and Gomorrah, people seek sexual pleasur...

Purpose of Marriage 2       “Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one?   Because he was seeking godly offspring.   So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth” (Malachi 2:15).       The second purpose of marriage is to raise godly children.   Malachi 2:15 states that God desires to have godly offspring.   It is our responsibility to bear children intentionally.   Couples who deliberately choose not to have children are committing a sin.   Raising the children we bear into godly individuals is a challenging and significant responsibility.   If the process of married life involves realizing how challenging it is for a man and a woman to love each other according to the teachings of the Bible, then raising children in a manner aligned with God's will after having them is also a realization of how difficult and challenging it is in ma...

Purpose of Marriage 1     “The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone.   I will make a helper suitable for him.’   Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.     So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.   So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.   Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.   The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man.’   For this reason a man will leave his father an...

Model of a Healthy Marriage Relationship     “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.   For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:22-23).     In the current era, finding a model of a healthy marriage and family is challenging.   Consequently, many Christian young people harbor negative thoughts about marriage.   However, the fundamental reason for such negative thoughts stems from the curse resulting from the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the first couple in human history, as described in Genesis.   Adam and Eve, who were supposed to be role models, brought destruction to the family by disobeying God's command and succumbing to sin.   Nevertheless, Christian couples should realize that they are no longer under that curse.   We are followers of Jesus, who becomes the second or last Adam, and we, as “the church,” become His bride. ...

Importance of Being     “Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.   You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:21-24).     The first thing that men and women contemplating marriage should do is cultivate their own being.   Only then can they truly see the essence of the other person, not just their outward actions but their very being (e.g., their humanity).   Cultivating one's own being is something that should be done continuously even after marriage.   Before marriage, when conflicts are scarce, the true nature of each other's being may be somewhat concealed.   However, as couples live together and encounter numerous conflicts, the hidden aspe...

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christians-marry-why/?_gl=1*1cjroz1*_ga*MTI5MzYyNTIyNi4xNjg4NzA4Mjky*_ga_R61P3F5MSN*MTY5MTcyODkwMS4xOS4xLjE2OTE3Mjg5MTQuNDcuMC4w  

  https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/communication-marriage-important?fbclid=IwAR2QjI7mGz4zEsAAE1tVUvQ5Y6O7g-s7D3psDa3nVGl3TrARchgYZEt4FxI Communication in Marriage is Important R.C. Sproul 3 Min Read The subject of communication in marriage is a difficult one, perhaps impossible. It involves work, pain, sensitivity, patience, and great care. Communicating is often a burdensome task, but it is a task that must be accomplished for a marriage to be complete. When communication falters, the marriage is in trouble. When it fails, the marriage is virtually doomed. Communication is, above all, a means of knowing. In marriage it means, simply, the knowing of two people. The goal of communication is knowledge—not abstract, theoretical, impersonal knowledge but personal knowledge, the knowledge of intimacy. In biblical categories, the essence of marriage is expressed in the intimacy of knowing and loving. When the Old Testament writers describe the sex act, the usual term used is a for...

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" Marriage doesn’t exist just to remedy the loneliness of singleness; marriage exists to tell us that we need Jesus. It’s a living exposition of Christ’s relentless and passionate pursuit of his chosen people, the church — and of the church’s restless ache for him. He would not rest until he had  her ; she would not rest until she had been found by him." https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-wedding-at-the-end-of-marriage  

Marriage is ... "Marriage is intended to be a spiritual union, in which we share  the deepest longings and aspirations of our hearts with our spouse.    It is supposed to be a context in which we share  our spiritual struggles and pray for one another.    It involves sharpening one another,  rebuking one another when necessary,  edifying one another spiritually,  and encouraging one another in Christ.    It is designed to be a deep and lasting friendship,  in which a couple serve the Lord together,  building one another up in their mutual faith.   A Christian cannot possibly connect on the deepest level of the soul with someone who doesn't share life in Christ."   (Iain M. Duguid, " Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi ")

Marriage is ...    "Marriage is  a covenant of faith and trust  between a man and a woman,  a covenant of hope  that endures all things,  a covenant of love  in which both husband and wife  empty themselves of self and their own concerns and esteem each other more highly than themselves."     (Michael P. V. Barrett, "LOVE DEVINE AND UNFAILING: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOSEA")