Broadly understood, the purpose of covenantal marriage, as described in both the biblical and extra-biblical sources, was to civilize and sustain human societies. To this end, themarriage covenant1 accomplished two purposes: First, the marriage covenant served as the mechanism by which families of...
The essential foundation of a biblical marriage 01 Theology The Bible’s perspective and instruction for marriage 02 Roles The lifestyle of a biblical husband and wife 03 Sex The purpose and practice of a thriving sex life 04 Money The meaning of money and how it supports marriage...
Before the 19th century, the English term “rape” did mean “forced sex”, but rather it was a more precise term that meant “forced sex outside of marriage”. Then 19th century feminists invented the concept of “marital rape” and eventually just the word “rape” meant all forced sex...
with a lot of pain, over the years that I wasted in trying to be all things that the World expected. Early in our marriage, I tried to be a successful working woman and a mom, and a wife, and a friend to all of my church friends, and the school...
Here we have (1) marriage conceived of as a union so close that it separates a man from the union of the family-the closest but this one that can exist; (2) two persons cleave to one another, the word cleave in the original denoting to be glued to, to stick to; (3) the result...
10 Comments/Encouragement,Marriage/David Peairs Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words. Psalm 64:3 (NKJV) Picture this. Carrying a bow and some arrows, you walk into a room full of people. You then start shooting arrows all over th...
Purpose of marriage Malachi 2:15informs us that an important purpose of marriage is to produce godly offspring—progeny that are trained in the ways of the Lord. Jesus (inMatthew 19) and Paul (inEphesians 5) make it clear that when a man and woman marry, they become one flesh (because...
Underneath this entire blog post is the view thatmarriage is a human illustration of a divine relationship] . Romans 12:18 18If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. . 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 13Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be...
Mary’s dream of marriage to Joseph and a wonderful life suddenly looked as if it would be shattered. Mary had to decide –“Do I trust God?” Her decision was a matter of trust. She responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” Later ...