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For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Sep 29, 2024 · These Bible verses provide valuable insights into the topics of love and marriage. They offer guidance for husbands and wives on how to navigate the complexities of married life, emphasizing the importance of love, respect, selflessness, and commitment.
- The Mystery of Marriage. Now, why is the coming together of a man and woman to form one flesh in marriage a mystery? Paul’s answer in verse 32 is this: the marriage union is a mystery because its deepest meaning has been partially concealed, but is now being openly revealed by the apostle, namely, that marriage is an image of Christ and the church.
- The Roles of Husbands and Wives. One of the things to learn from this mystery is the roles of husband and wife in marriage. One of Paul’s points in this passage is that the roles of husband and wife in marriage are not arbitrarily assigned and they are not reversible without obscuring God’s purpose for marriage.
- The Redeeming of Headship and Submission. Think about this for a moment in relation to what we have seen so far in this series. I tried to show from Genesis 1–3 that the when sin entered the world, it ruined the harmony of marriage not because it brought headship and submission into existence, but because it twisted man’s humble, loving headship into hostile domination in some men and lazy indifference in others.
- Defining Headship and Submission. Maybe what would be most helpful here would be to give a crisp definition of headship and submission as I understand them from this text, and then raise an objection or two and close with some practical implications.
- Genesis 1:27Link
- Genesis 2:24Link
- Matthew 19:6Link
- Ephesians 4:32Link
- Colossians 3:19Link
- Colossians 3:18Link
- Ephesians 5:32Link
From the very beginning, God made men and women with equal dignity as humans, and glorious complementary differences as men and women. God did not make men and women as essentially androgynous humans, with male or female accessories added at the end. Rather, we all are men or women all the way down, to every single cell in our bodies. We are differ...
After God made the first woman and entrusted this remarkable gift to the man, God instituted what we call marriage. Two persons becoming one new entity. One man and one woman forming the most fundamental human relationship in God’s created world — a relationship even more fundamental than parent-child. A man will leave his father and his mother and...
Now we skip ahead thousands of years to the words of Jesus. Even though sin has invaded God’s creation, and often husbands and wives tragically find themselves struggling against each other, Jesus reinforces God’s vision of marriage in creation: “What God has joined together, let not man separate.” Sin may challenge, but it does not overturn, God’s...
This may be the single most important verse for my own marriage of twelve years. And I suspect that kindnessis greatly underrated in many other marriages as well. Because of the wonderful confines and boundaries and commitments of the covenant of marriage, husband and wife may feel the impulse and temptation to be mean to each other, to lash out at...
God’s specific call to the husband is to love his wife. Love is not just spontaneous affection. It is affection, and never less, but it is more. It is also covenant allegiance and sacrificial action. In a husband’s worst moments, he will be tempted to be passive or harsh. What his wife needs from him, and what God calls him to as the man, is gentle...
God’s call to a wife is to affirm, receive, and nurture her husband’s loving leadership in marriage. Her husband is unique for her. God does not call a wife to submit to all men — no way. Only to her own husband (Ephesians 5:22; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1, 5). And her submission to him is not absolute. Colossians 3:18says “as is fitting in the Lord.” J...
We’ve saved the best for last. When God says that marriage is a mystery, he’s not saying that it’s confusing and enigmatic — that we can’t really figure out the depths of its meaning. He’s saying it was a mystery for thousands of years, but now, with the life and death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, marriage is no longer a mystery. The myst...
Oct 17, 2015 · 1. We are called to love and respect. “A woman loved by her husband will grow in loveliness. A man respected by his wife will become more respectable.” First, the commands are directed to our respective and relative weaknesses. We are told to do things that we might not do unless we were told.
May 9, 2023 · Biblical marriage, as described in the Bible, is a covenantal relationship between one man and one woman, established by God, with the purpose of companionship, unity, and mutual support. Biblical marriage is intended to reflect the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the universal Church.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Scripture describes a biblical marriage as a beautiful picture of Jesus Christ (the groom) and his never-ending love for the Church (the bride).
