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Marriage. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 KJV). It All Begins With God!. God. Female. Male. God If God has created man, then we must take things in a more serious light.
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Marriage Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 KJV)
It All Begins With God! God Female Male • God • If God has created man, then we must take things in a more serious light. • God created man (Gen. 1:26-27). • God ordained marriage (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). • God regulates marriage (Mk. 10:9). • God can approve (Gen. 5:2) and disprove (Mal. 2:14-16).
Why Marriages Fail Failure to recognize the Divine aspect of marriage. (Gen. 2:24, Matt. 19:4-6) Inadequate preparation (Tit. 2:4; Gen. 2:24) Sexual Problems (1 Pet. 3:7; 1 Cor. 7:4,5) Financial Problems (1 Tim. 6:6-10) Working Wives (Tit. 2:1-5) Religious Discord (Amos 3:3; 1 Cor. 7:12-15)
Have You Given Thanks For a Godly Companion? House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. (Proverbs 19:14 RSV) Thank You!
Couples Need To Express Their Love For One Another! Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:18 RSV) I Love You!
Couples Need To Forgive One Another! and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32 RSV) Will You Forgive Me?
Couples Need To Remember Their Commitment! He answered, "Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." (Matthew 19:4-6 RSV) Till Death Do Us Part!
Sources Information from Shawn Bain More Communication Keys for Your Marriage by H. Norman Wright Important Word In Marriage by Terry Sanders Why Marriages Fail by Jefferson David Tant