Marriage By Design

“But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So, they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

~Mark 10:6-9

When God created Eve, she was designed to complement Adam, to be his helper, friend, and companion. She was everything he was not and together, they completed one another, and were designed perfectly for one another. God designed men and women to fit together in form, but also in thought, feelings, and abilities. He not only designed us, He designed marriage in the same way.

It is no secret that divorce surrounds us in today’s world. Statistics say that more than fifty percent of today's marriages will end in divorce, including those couples who attend church regularly. There is something terribly wrong with that. Marriage is a gift from God and He hates divorce, so why is divorce so prominent in today’s society?

Part of that can be answered by saying that, like everything else, today’s life is disposable. We seek pleasure more than God, we want what we want when we want it, and when we’re finished with it, we throw it away. Our society holds nothing sacred, including marriage. Even our children are now taught that the Bible is not the word of God, and we are to keep our mouth shut and let people do what they want. Our children are taught that homosexuality is just as natural as heterosexuality, and same-sex couples demand marriage rights alongside opposite sex couples. That is not how God designed marriage, and He does not approve of any marriage outside of a man and woman, nor does He approve of any marriage outside of the biblical pattern.

So, what can we do to change that outlook? The answer lies only with God and a change of heart in people. God knows what is good for us because He created us with purpose in His own image. We are here on earth for a reason, and that is to glorify God through His Son, Jesus Christ.

“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths (2 Timothy 4:3-4).”

Read 1 Corinthians 1-5

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