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danielle
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What do you feel is the purpose of marriage in God's eyes?
This ought to be an interesting topic given the extremely high divorce rate today, and godless marriages in the world.... |
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Grace
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This is an interesting topic. In Gensis, God said, "It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
God realized that He is a God of relationship. He recognized man's need for relationship and intimacy, so he created Eve for Adam. Also, the Bible says, if you can not control your desires, it is better to be married than stay single.
As for divorce and Godless marriages, that is a different subject that I don't have enough time to expand on. But I'm sure others will take a stab at it.  |
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Grace
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| Your right , this is an interesting topic. No responses???? This baffles me. I am perplexed. DaveP? Janine? Webacus? No comment? Anyone? |
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kelly
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I believe marraige is one of the greatest relationships God created. The relationship between a husband and wife is supposed to mimic the relationship between man and God. A marraige is supposed to be filled with love, forgiveness, growth, companionship...the husband leads the wife as God leads the church...
God's purposes for marraige are numerous. One, we are called to be friutful, two a man needs a helper, someone who will compliment and balance him. God made women different than men in the most perfect ways! We look, think, reason, and act different as well as having different gifts. Together a man and woman make an awesome team, if following Christ like they should anyway. A healthy Christian marraige is an excellent witness to others and provides the environment for reproduction and missions.  :inlove: |
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Davep
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Marriage is part of God's plan to constructively bring people into this world. To develop a family structure over time on which to support his plan. But most importantly through marriage and families to learn to work through and with people by way having relationships, versus sitting in some think tank. In heaven we will need to use what we have learn about people and relationships. Heaven is relationship based.
When we get to heaven will we be married?
Jesus replied, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection. - LK 20:34-36 |
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kelly
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| Quote: | Heaven is relationship based.
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What does this mean?? |
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Davep
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All of christianity is relationship based. Christianity was never intented to be a religion of facts and figures, our faith starts with a relationship with Jesus Christ. Once we get past the few basic beliefs of salvation, the real process the exciting process is following Jesus' teachings of how to live. After all, once we are saved, we still need to live a life. And our lives will always involve other people.
Throughout the Bible time and time again relationships and the nature of relationships are emphasized.
Our God; The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - Is an example of a perfect relationship.
How many times have you hear "Would you like to have a personal relationship with God"?
Man is a created being which God is attempting to develop a relationship with. Will we develop a relationship with God? Will we develop a relationship with his other saved people?
God didn't intent us to be alone. Adam was given Eve for that purpose. Why did God have people created through other people, rather than just creating them all independently like Adam and Eve? We have to learn to live together because that is how the community grows, and that is how it will be forever. |
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kelly
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| Quote: | | God didn't intent us to be alone. |
I agree. We function better when we have a companion, someone to correct us, someone to hold us accountable, someone to pick up on what we maybe missing, someone to pray with and for us. God also made us in His image which I believe means we are creatures with feelings. We need, crave, companionship, someone to celebrate with, share with, cry with. In this way He made two creatures, the man and the woman, to be together, to help each other, to compliment each other. He made us differently on purpose. We sometimes wonder why He puts such two different people together (Men are from Venus and women are from Mars...), but Thank God He did! In this way we never know everything, it avoids being too independant and prideful. I thank God Jason is different than me. He helps me in ways I could never do myself. :inlove: |
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Davep
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| Quote: | | someone to hold us accountable, |
This is probably one of the most important parts of a relationship. Someone to challenge us, and not allow ourselves to invent our own existence. The body of Christ is a community of people. Unfortunately some feel all they need is a one-on-one with Christ. |
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kelly
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| Quote: | | Unfortunately some feel all they need is a one-on-one with Christ. |
I know of someonelike this and it is a scary place to be. Your relationaship with God is first, spouse second, family third, and then church. The bible clearly says not to forsake the gathering of the assembly. Yes, God can work on you, with you, one-on-one, but we don't always hear God as we should. Then our spouse's help to uplift, support, and encourage us, but they aren't always right and we can't expect them to know everything. Family is an important structure for all kinds of support and wisdom from those who are older, yet to go even farther, the church is the place to be fed for sure, to be corrected if the you haven't already been corrected by God, spouse and/or family. There is also the very impotrant presence of God in a church (at least one that is functioning healthy) that we desperately need. He dwells in the church, in the praise, in the prayer of the gathering of the assembly. I have been absent frm church for a period of time, only to return and instantly feel a refreshing that I couldn't get elsewhere. Once you leave church, however, you get back to just the family, then just you and your spouse. :inlove: |
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danielle
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Yes, companionship & a union that reflects Christ & the Church!
It's amazing how God can put two different people together for His purpose. Flaws and all. I can't wait to experience God's best in marriage. I don't just want a good marriage, I want a godly marriage! |
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