1. Marriage

2.  Mal 2:14-15  Covenant is a binding agreement  Between a man, a woman, and God

3.  Death or the shedding of blood  Gen 15:8-10;18  Ps 50:5  The marriage covenant requires self denial or death to self

4.  Calvary is a covenant  It was sealed by blood  Mark 14:24  Resurrection validates covenant  I Cor 15:12-14  Only death dissolves the covenant of marriage

5.  Physical death  Rom 7:2-3  Spiritual death  Matt 19:9  Porneia: meaning any type of improper sexual activity and idolatry  A departing spouse of unbelief (I Cor 7)

6.  Restores the marriage covenant  I John 1:9  I Cor 7:11

7.  Gen 2:24-25  Separation (leave father and mother)  A uniting (to cleave)  Oneness (one flesh)  Intimacy (no shame)

8.  Pattern; Christ and Church (Eph 5:25)  Partnership (Amos 3:3)  Pleasure (Prov. 5:18 & Heb 13:4)  Parenting (Gen 1:28)  Perfecting (Gen 2:20)

9.  Monogamy – one person married to one person