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Marriage!
by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) What joy! What happiness! What excitement the thought of marriage brings! What a paradox that weddingsat first seem so far off yet rush to quickly to the date. A bride to be, how flushed and beautiful and full of life! Hearts are full of exploding effervescence as though as a bottle of exquisite French Champagne. What joy shines out of sparkling eyes, so full of laughter and hidden mystery. Bride and groom, looking forward to spending a lifetime together. Looking forward to growing in loving and righteous character as the years roll on. Learning of love, patience, […]
5 Reasons Genesis 3:16 is Not a Model for Christian Marriage
by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) I was driving along listening to a Christian radio station on the car radio. A well-known pastor came on and announced that he would be speaking about God’s plan for marriage. I was shocked to hear him read Genesis 3:16b as his text. This passage, in our English Bible, reads, Your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you (KJV). I could hardly believe what I was hearing. I found myself exclaiming aloud, “No! No! This passage is not about Christian marriage. This passage is describing the distortion of marriage as a result of […]
Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage
by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Matthew 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. The two words that jump out at me in this scripture are “fornication and adultery”. Most people think they know what those two words are talking about, however, do we? The Bible, God’s word defines the words that are used. Let us take a look first at how the Bible defines “fornication”. FORNICATION In the Old Testament, there are […]