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Chapter Three

Chapter Three. Marriage in God’s Plan. Benefits and Purpose of Married Life. Marriage is always necessary as a means for procreation of the human race and for the wholesome and proper raising of children God made marriage good because he created the world and everything in it to be good

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Chapter Three

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  1. Chapter Three Marriage in God’s Plan

  2. Benefits and Purpose of Married Life • Marriage is always necessary as a means for procreation of the human race and for the wholesome and proper raising of children • God made marriage good because he created the world and everything in it to be good • Jesus raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament

  3. Benefits and Purpose of Married Life • Purposes of marriage: Procreation/ Raising of Children Willingness of spouses to give themselves to each other Sharing Family Life Sexual intimacy Companionship Friendship

  4. Marriage in the Bible • The catechism teaches that “God created man and woman together and willed each for the other” • Man and woman are created equal as a communion of persons, equal to one another, and complementary as masculine and feminine • Man and woman are to be stewards of God, caring for the earth’s resources

  5. Influence of Sin • The struggles that married couples face are all a result of sin • Some examples of these are domination, infidelity, and jealousy • To heal the wounds of sin, a man and woman rely on the help of God’s grace, which in his infinite mercy he extends to them • Since the first sin, marriage has helped couples overcome self-absorption and choose to be self- giving with another

  6. Introduction of the Law • The Israelites married mostly within their local tribe • There was no wedding or religious rite that marked the marriage • An engaged woman was considered legally married • When the marriage was consummated, the husband received the wife and the family of the wife received a dowry • Dowry: money or property considered compensation for the loss of the daughter

  7. New Covenant and Marriage As Jesus began his public life, his first miracle was at the wedding at Cana The miracle was a statement of the goodness of marriage It was a statement that from then on, marriage would be an efficacious sign of His presence

  8. New Covenant and Marriage • Marriage was to be indissoluble to death • “What God has joined together, no human being must separate” • In the same way that Christ loves the Church, husbands and wives love each other with faithfulness that does not end until death

  9. Love and Other Relationships • The way in which many people talk about being “in love” would be more aptly described as being infatuated with one another • Infatuations are usually short in duration whereas true love lasts • Two elements make up human relationships: • Friendship • Exploitation

  10. Infatuation and Friendships • Friendship is often comfortable and easy, and based on mutual trust, understanding, and enjoyment of one another • Friendship is not exclusive or possessive • Filial love is a connection that can last a lifetime but is not romantic; most friendships are this type of love

  11. Infatuation and Friendships • A romantic infatuation involves sexual attraction or sexual feelings • While they can be normal and exciting, they can be dangerous if a person decides to become sexually intimate with someone based only on infatuation • Exploitation refers to a relationship that is based in selfishness • This occurs when one person takes what he or she can get without showing respect or concern for the other person

  12. Vocation to Chastity • Marriage involves the total self-giving of a husband and wife to each other both emotionally and physically • Sex is both unitized and procreative in marriage • Chastity is the moral virtue under the cardinal virtue of temperance that helps us to moderate our desires for sexual pleasure • The virtue of chastity integrates a person’s sexuality with his or her whole being

  13. Vocation to Chastity • Chastity gives you the freedom from: Guilt, doubt, worry, regret Sexually transmitted diseases Being used by others Pregnancy • Chastity gives you the freedom to: Have many relationships Develop self-respect and self-control Find a mate who values you for the person you are

  14. As with most other areas of life living chastely comes down to backing up your verbal promise and commitment with your actions

  15. Vocabulary Sexual Fidelity Dowry Efficacious Exploitation Filial Love Temperance

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