1 / 17

A Marriage made in heaven is really a God-Approved Marriage

A Marriage made in heaven is really a God-Approved Marriage. From Genesis 2 we learn that marriage… 1. Was Begun by God—Divine in Origin (vss. 18-25). 2. Forms a Separate Entity—a New Unit (vss. 23-24). 3. Is for One Man & One Woman (vs. 24).

habib
Download Presentation

A Marriage made in heaven is really a God-Approved Marriage

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A Marriage made in heavenis really a God-Approved Marriage From Genesis 2 we learn that marriage… 1. Was Begun by God—Divine in Origin (vss. 18-25). 2. Forms a Separate Entity—a New Unit (vss. 23-24). 3. Is for One Man & One Woman (vs. 24). 4. Is to be considered Life-Long, Permanent (vs. 24). 5. Is for our good (vs. 18)!

  2. These are eternal principles because Jesus & Paul affirmed the same, that marriage… 1. Was Begun by God—Divine in Origin (vss. 18-25). --Jesus (Matt. 19:3-6) & Paul (Eph. 5:31) 2. Forms a Separate Entity—a New Unit (vss. 23-24). -- Jesus (Matt. 19:3-6) & Paul (Eph. 5:31) 3. Is for One Man & One Woman (vs. 24). -- Jesus (Matt. 19:5-6) & Paul (I Cor. 7:1-2) 4. Is to be considered Life-Long, Permanent (vs. 24). -- Jesus (Matt. 19:3-8) & Paul (Rom. 7:2-3) 5. Is for our good (vs. 18)! -- Implied in every text (Matt. 19; Eph. 5 & others)

  3. Two People in a God-Approved Marriage are Blessed through the Purposes Marriage Serves 1. Companionship (Gen. 2:18)

  4. Two People in a God-Approved Marriage are Blessed through the Purposes Marriage Serves 1. Companionship (Gen. 2:18) 2. To Avoid Fornication (I Cor. 7:2; Heb. 13:4)

  5. Two People in a God-Approved Marriage are Blessed through the Purposes Marriage Serves 1. Companionship (Gen. 2:18) 2. To Avoid Fornication (I Cor. 7:2; Heb. 13:4) 3. For the Procreation of the Race (Gen. 1:28; Matt. 19:13-15)

  6. Two People in a God-Approved Marriage are Blessed through the Purposes Marriage Serves 1. Companionship (Gen. 2:18) 2. To Avoid Fornication (I Cor. 7:2; Heb. 13:4) 3. For the Procreation of the Race (Gen. 1:28; Matt. 19:13-15) 4. To Provide for Families (I Tim. 5:8)

  7. Marriage in & of itself… 1. Does not necessarily denote a holy relationship.(A God-approved one does)Mk. 6:17-18; Rom. 7:2,3; Matt. 19:9

  8. Marriage in & of itself… 1. Does not necessarily denote a holy relationship.(A God-approved one does)Mk. 6:17-18; Rom. 7:2,3; Matt. 19:9 2. Can exist without love.(A God-approved one must have love) Eph. 5:25ff

  9. What Constitutes a God-Approved Marriage? Foundational Requirements 1. An eligible man and woman (Matt. 19:9; Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:10-11)

  10. What Constitutes a God-Approved Marriage? Foundational Requirements 1. An eligible man and woman (Matt. 19:9; Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:10-11) 2. A commitment to enter into a marriage covenant (Mal. 2:14; Matt. 19:4-6)

  11. What Constitutes a God-Approved Marriage? Foundational Requirements 1. An eligible man and woman (Matt. 19:9; Rom. 7:2-3; I Cor. 7:10-11) 2. A commitment to enter into a marriage covenant (Mal. 2:14; Matt. 19:4-6) 3. Compliance with civil law. (Rom. 13:1-7; Deut. 24; Matt. 22)

  12. Responsibilities in a God-Approved Marriage

  13. The nature of this relationship demands responsibilities 1. From the beginning, one man united with one woman in a relationship described as “one flesh” for life is God’s intent (Gen. 2:23-24; Matt. 19:5-6). 2. Marriage is a “covenant” [agreement, promise, involving our word—Eccl. 5:2-7] & it involves God as witness (Mal. 2:14). 3. Marriage involves many “privileges” & “responsibilities” on the part of both toward each other.

  14. A husband’s privileges involve a wife’s responsibilities. 1. to be “loved” (Tit. 2:4) 2. to have a managed home (I Tim. 5:14) 3. to have a “worked” home (Tit. 2:4-5) 4. to be pleased (I Cor. 7:34) 5. to have physical intimacy (I Cor. 7:1-5) 6. to be respected (Eph. 5:33) A wife’s privileges involve a husband’s responsibilities. 1. to be “loved” with no bitterness (Col. 3:19) 2. to be nourished & cherished (Eph. 5:29) 3. to be provided for (I Tim. 5:8) 4. to be pleased (I Cor. 7:32-33) 5. to have physical intimacy (I Cor. 7:1-5) 6. to be honored (I Pet. 3:7)

  15. Our sense of responsibilities and privileges God’s will intends can be destroyed by… 1. Too close an association with worldly, anti-God friends and couples (Ex. 23:2; I Cor. 15:33). 2. Only remembering what one’s mother or father did in their marriage. You can break a cycle that is bad. A bad example is no example to follow – look for good examples (I Pet. 5:3) & follow the Divine pattern, making your marriage an example to follow. 3. Constant barrage of our liberal, humanistic media and entertainment.

  16. Helps to maintain these privileges & responsibilities 1. Get to know one’s character well before marrying. 2. Determine you will marry one only if he/she believes what the Bible teaches on this subject in particular, and marriage in general. 3. Openly communicate with your spouse. 4. Always behave yourself. You can’t “make” your spouse do what you want him/her to do. 5. Pray together and for each other. If one goes so far as to separate from you, determine you will do what the Bible teaches – seek reconciliation.

More Related