1. The Sanctity of Marriage

3. The Sanctity of Marriage

4. God’s Plan
Genesis 2:22-24
22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones     and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’     for she was taken out of man. ”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh (NIV)

5. 1Cor. 7:1-11 (NIV)  Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

7. God’s Plan
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

8. What is happening today?

9. What is happening today
What is happening today? Society is changing the values and the image of marriage.

10. What is happening today
What is happening today? Society is changing the values and the image of marriage. Society is changing the definition of marriage.

11. A Godly Marriage.
Begins with the correct understanding of love.

12. We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (NIV)

13. A Godly Marriage. Begins with the correct understanding of love.
Marriage reflects God’s relationship with people.

14. A Godly Marriage. Begins with the correct understanding of love.
Marriage reflects God’s relationship with people.
Marriage takes commitment and kept promises.

15. The profound mystery!
31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. 32 This is a profound mystery-- but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Ephesians 5:31-33