Genesis 2:18,21-22 Marriage Is A Companionship M’nziex Tin-Hungh ih hnoi haih heuc Meih nyei. Mv baac hnamv daaih maiv zeiz yiem meih nyei cell phone. Tov meih bungx daic oc. March 20, 2011

18 ZIOUV Tin-Hungh aengx gorngv, "Nduqc laanh mienh ganh yiem hnangv se maiv horpc. Yie aengx oix zeix dauh daaih puix ninh, caux ninh zoux doic tengx ninh." 21 ZIOUV Tin-Hungh ziouc bun wuov dauh mienh bueix m'njormh ndo nyei. M'njormh mingh wuov zanc, ninh zorqv diuh wuov laanh mienh nyei la'saengx mbungv aengx bun orv ziangh ndipc mi'aqv. The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." 21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

22 ZIOUV Tin-Hungh longc yiem m'jangc dorn zorqv cuotv wuov diuh la'saengx mbungv zoux benx dauh m'sieqv dorn, aengx dorh daaih taux m'jangc dorn wuov. 23 Wuov dauh m'jangc dorn ziouc gorngv, "Dongh naaiv aqv. Mbungv yaac yie nyei mbungv benx daaih. Orv yaac yie nyei orv benx daaih. Oix zuqc tengx ninh cuotv mbuox heuc m'sieqv dorn, weic zuqc ninh yiem m'jangc dorn cuotv daaih.“ 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 Weic naaiv m'jangc dorn dorng jaa, leih ninh nyei diex maac, caux jienv ninh nyei auv gapv daaih. Ninh mbuo ziouc benx yietc dauh mi'aqv. 25 Naaiv dauh m'jangc dorn caux ninh nyei auv laengh gaengv nyei yiem mv baac laanh maiv nyaiv laanh. 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

We see in this passage God instituted marriage in 4 different purpose. Biux Mengh Waac Introduction Mbuo buatc yiem naaiv douc Ging-Sou Tin-Hungh liepc dorng jaa nyei jauv weic 4 diuc jauv. We see in this passage God instituted marriage in 4 different purpose.

For the companionship (vs. 18). Weic zoux mbienz doic mienh. For the companionship (vs. 18). ZIOUV Tin-Hungh aengx gorngv, "Nduqc laanh mienh ganh yiem hnangv se maiv horpc. Yie aengx oix zeix dauh daaih puix ninh, caux ninh zoux doic tengx ninh." The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

(2) Weic zeix hoz doic mienh. For procreation (having children (1:28). Tin-Hungh buang waac bun ninh mbuo. Ninh gorngv, "Meih mbuo oix zuqc maaih fu'jueiv hiaangx daaih buangv lungh ndiev yaac gunv duqv mbuoqc lungh ndiev nyei ga'naaiv. Oix zuqc gunv yiem koiv nyei mbiauz, yiem ndaamv-lungh nyei norqc, caux nyungc-nyungc maaih maengc, nyorng ndau-beih nyei ga'naaiv." God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

(3) Weic mbienz doic caux jiu tong nyei jauv (3) Weic mbienz doic caux jiu tong nyei jauv. For companionship and intimacy (Vs.18). ZIOUV Tin-Hungh aengx gorngv, "Nduqc laanh mienh ganh yiem hnangv se maiv horpc. Yie aengx oix zeix dauh daaih puix ninh, caux ninh zoux doic tengx ninh." The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

(4) Weic caux doic nyei jauv. For sexual intimacy (vs. 24-25). 24 Weic naaiv m'jangc dorn dorng jaa, leih ninh nyei diex maac, caux jienv ninh nyei auv gapv daaih. Ninh mbuo ziouc benx yietc dauh mi'aqv. 25 Naaiv dauh m'jangc dorn caux ninh nyei auv laengh gaengv nyei yiem mv baac laanh maiv nyaiv laanh. 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

I. Worldly Views of Marriage 1. Dorng jaa nyei jauv se danh fanh yiem mienh hnamv doic hnangv. Marriage will last as long as people “love” one another. 2. Jiu tong hnamv doic nyei jauv weic haaix nyungc jauv haih bun nqoi doic duqv. The relationship can be dissolved for any reason. 3. Dorng jaa nyei jauv kungx weic douc buonv hnangv. Marriage is only for procreation (having children)

4. Pouh tong dorng jaa nyei leiz 4. Pouh tong dorng jaa nyei leiz. Pouh tong dorng-jaa nyei leiz biux mengh gorngv mienh benx I hmuangv nyei jauv hnangv, haaix zanc oix leih doic yaac maiv benx haaix nyungc. Common Law marriage. A common-law marriage is legally binding in some common law jurisdictions but has no legal consequence in others.

5. Dongh saeng nyei dorng jaa leiz jiex gorn yiem 2001 wuov hnyouv maaih ziepc norm deic-bung nzaeng taux naaiv deix leiz, maaih deix hungh jaa nqoi nzuih bun dongh saeng nyei mienh maaih leiz dorng jauv duqv. Same-Sex marriage Same-sex marriage (also called gay marriage) [1] is a legally or socially recognized marriage  between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Since 2001, ten countries and various other jurisdictions have begun legally formalizing same-sex marriages, and the recognition of such marriages is a civil rights, political, social, moral, and religious issue in many nations.

6. Bungx nqoi sueih binc mienh hienx auv hienx nqoi, maiv zuqc dingc zuiz. “Open” marriage – amounts to adultery without consequences.

Dunh Yunh Nyei Cai-Doix Successful Marriage

Mbienz doic mienh (Companionship) Ziepc zuoqv hnyouv (Commitment) Jiu tong doic (Communication) Laanh ei laanh (Cooperation) Huon-in (Courtship) Laanh cauh fim laanh (Concern) Lomh nzoih ziux goux fu’jueiv (Children)

COMPANIONSHIP Genesis 2:18-24 M’jangc mienh qiemx zuqc m’sieqv mienh daaih caux zoux doic. Man needed a human companion: 1. Saeng-kuv fai fin-mienh maiv haih bun ninh buangv eix. No animal or angel could satisfy his loneliness 2. Ndoqc nyei jauv benx da’yietv nyungc bun Tin-Hungh mangc maiv benx. “Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.”

3. M’sieqv dorn benx lengc bun m’jangc dorn se weic ninh longc m’jangc dorn nyei la’saengx mbungv zeix daaih. Woman special because taken from man’s rib – v. 21-22 4. M’sieqv dorn zeix daaih puix m’jangc dorn se bun m’jangc dorn benx nzoih zunh nyei mienh. Woman created to complement man – “helpmeet” – to make him “whole” or complete

Setv Mueiz Waac – Conclusion Genesis 2:18-24 Mbienz doix mienh maaih haaix nyungc longc jienv? Why is companionship so important? Bun ndoqc nyei jauv duqv buangv eix. To satisfy loneliness – Gen. 2:18-24 Tengx hoqc hiuv zien nyei hnamv dongh haaix nyungc. To learn true love – Eph. 5:21-33; I Cor. 13 Bun oix doic nyei jauv haih duqv buangv eix. To satisfy sexual desire – I Cor. 7:1-9; Heb. 13:4

Laanh tengx laanh haih duqv hingh seix hnyouv nyei sic Laanh tengx laanh haih duqv hingh seix hnyouv nyei sic. To help one another face the challenges of life – I Peter 3:7; Proverbs 31:10-31. Tengx hoqc hiuv duqv laanh qiemx zuqc laanh nyei jauv, maiv zeiz gorqv-zeic ganh haih yiem. To learn interdependence, not independence – Gen. 2:21-24; Eph. 5:21-33. Biux mengh bun mbuo hiuv duqv oix zuqc bangc Tin-Hungh nyei jauv. To show total dependence upon God – I Peter 3:7.