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Marriage to the Glory of God. God designed marriage as a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman for their mutual joy, the good of society, and the procreation of children. Marriage ultimately displays the glory and grace of God by picturing the unbreakable relationship between Christ and his church. Book.
1. Foundation One: God’s Plan For Marriage. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created ...
In a Godly Marriage, the Wife Submits to Her Husband to Transform Him. Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives. 1 Peter 3:1. In the above passage, Peter starts off with the phrase “in the same way.”.
1. God designed marriage to meet the human need for companionship. When you read Genesis 1 & 2, the words of 2:18 hit abruptly: “It is not good for the man to be alone.”. Throughout chapter one, God surveys His work and pronounces it good (1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31). This is the first time God says that something in His creation is not good ...
At least for the first man, and for most of us. 2. Genesis 2:24. A man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. After God made the first woman and entrusted this remarkable gift to the man, God instituted what we call marriage. Two persons becoming one new entity.
1. God designed marriage to meet the human need for companionship. When you read Genesis 1 & 2, God’s words (Gen. 2:18) hit abruptly: “It is not good for the man to be alone.”. Throughout chapter one, God surveys His work and pronounces it good (Gen. 1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31). This is the first time God says that something in His creation ...
Ephesians 5:22–33 is the classic Bible text on marriage. It’s a critical place for Christian couples to regularly return to get their bearings. It’s often read at weddings, and often referenced in articles, sermons, and books on marriage. But in our ten years of marriage, it has not been the most significant biblical passage for us.
Christ obtained the church by his blood and formed a new covenant with her, an unbreakable “marriage.”. “Staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant.”. The most ultimate thing we can say about marriage is that it exists for God’s glory. That is, it exists to display God.
The Meaning of Christian Marriage (Ephesians 5:21-32) 21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. 22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. 24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also ...
The Best Sermon for Marriage Seven Lessons for Lasting Love. Apr 10, 2022. Marshall Segal Apr 10, 2022 ...