THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE

We need to understand the purpose of marriage

We need to underline the purpose of marriage:

Genesis 1:28 - "God blessed (the man and the woman) and said to them "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it."

This states that the ideal relationship is the marriage of a man and woman life long with the goal of having children.

Commentators on this verse uniformly note that this is a rejection of all other types of relationships, particularly multiple relationships and cult prostitution at the time. In the 1st chapter of Genesis, the theme is that God is bringing order out of chaos. Divorce brings chaos out of order.

In Matthew 19: 4-6, Jesus said that "at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female' and said, '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." Jesus then added "Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate."

Interestingly, in the next section, Jesus focuses on children and says, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19: 14. As one can see, divorce does hinder children from coming to God and thus something must be done by the church to NOT let this happen.

The church has a Biblical responsibility to do better and to uphold the marriage standard by the following point

1) training couples interested in being engaged and married (note: it is best to do this before formal engagement),

2) marriage enrichment once married,

3) marriage mentoring when marriages are in trouble and

4) mentoring families that have experienced divorce.
CONTINUE TOMORROW

LET US PRAY
FATHER IN JESUS NAME LET YOUR GOOD PURPOSE COME TO PASS OVER MY RELATIONSHIP IN JESUS NAME

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