Marriage
Young adulthood is the period of life when many choose to marry. Apart from a person’s relationship with God, the marital relationship is perhaps the most significant relationship an individual has in life.
Marriage is a beautiful union that mirrors Christ’s union with the church that will take place at the end of the
ages.
Through this union, a couple can accomplish a number of worthwhile tasks including but not limited to helping one another grow and mature in the Lord, rearing Godly offspring, and developing a ministry/ministries through which they can honor God.
Marriage is an institution ordained by God. However, as any relationship involving two imperfect beings is destined to have some conflict, so does marriage.
It is important to seek God’s guidance before entering marriage and to continue to do so throughout the
marriage.
It is through the family unit that we are able to produce unending generations that serve God and others.
Helping one another
· One of the many benefits of marriage is that spouses bless one another in a variety of ways. Some of these benefits might include the following:
o Assisting with spiritual maturity
o Assisting with the fulfillment of God’s plan for your life
o Helping recognize and encourage the good in you
o Providing continual companionship
o Celebrating accomplishments
o Providing encouragement when discouraged
o Compensating for your weaknesses (Couples often have different strengths and weaknesses)
o Providing support for important endeavors in life
Rearing godly offspring
God desires children in every generation. Christians are called to rear succeeding generations to serve the Lord. This goal is best facilitated through the family unit of two Christian parents.
Ministry
Ultimately we are all called to be servants of God and to honor him with our lives. Married couples can be powerful ministry teams through which God can accomplish much.
Corresponding Scriptures:
Note: Each topic of discussion is accompanied by associated scripture references. Every visitor is encouraged to verify the accuracy of the information shared through his/her personal bible-based research and discussion
with local ministry leaders, parents, and/or trusted advisors.
Genesis 2:18,24
18. Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a helper who is just right for him."
24. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
Deuteronomy 11:18-21
18. So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
20. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on yoru gates.
Ephesians 5:21-32
*21. And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.)
Malachi 2:15-16
15. Didn't the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
16. "For I hate divorce! says the Lord, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."
Marriage is a beautiful union that mirrors Christ’s union with the church that will take place at the end of the
ages.
Through this union, a couple can accomplish a number of worthwhile tasks including but not limited to helping one another grow and mature in the Lord, rearing Godly offspring, and developing a ministry/ministries through which they can honor God.
Marriage is an institution ordained by God. However, as any relationship involving two imperfect beings is destined to have some conflict, so does marriage.
It is important to seek God’s guidance before entering marriage and to continue to do so throughout the
marriage.
It is through the family unit that we are able to produce unending generations that serve God and others.
Helping one another
· One of the many benefits of marriage is that spouses bless one another in a variety of ways. Some of these benefits might include the following:
o Assisting with spiritual maturity
o Assisting with the fulfillment of God’s plan for your life
o Helping recognize and encourage the good in you
o Providing continual companionship
o Celebrating accomplishments
o Providing encouragement when discouraged
o Compensating for your weaknesses (Couples often have different strengths and weaknesses)
o Providing support for important endeavors in life
Rearing godly offspring
God desires children in every generation. Christians are called to rear succeeding generations to serve the Lord. This goal is best facilitated through the family unit of two Christian parents.
Ministry
Ultimately we are all called to be servants of God and to honor him with our lives. Married couples can be powerful ministry teams through which God can accomplish much.
Corresponding Scriptures:
Note: Each topic of discussion is accompanied by associated scripture references. Every visitor is encouraged to verify the accuracy of the information shared through his/her personal bible-based research and discussion
with local ministry leaders, parents, and/or trusted advisors.
Genesis 2:18,24
18. Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a helper who is just right for him."
24. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
Deuteronomy 11:18-21
18. So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
20. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on yoru gates.
Ephesians 5:21-32
*21. And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.)
Malachi 2:15-16
15. Didn't the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
16. "For I hate divorce! says the Lord, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."