Matt. 19:4 “And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,”
Matt. 19:5 “And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” Matt. 19:6 “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
“If there be righteousness within the individual there will be happiness within the home; if there be happiness within the home there will be harmony in the nation; if there be harmony in the nation there will be peace in the world.”
MARRIAGE IS DIVINE IN ORIGIN Humanists say marriage evolved Claim that animals paired Marriage came about this way Marriage Universal practice Jesus Endorsed Gen.2:21-24 Matt. 19:4-6
MARRIAGE IS MONOGAMOUS One Man for one woman Not one man + many women Not one woman + many men Gen. 4:19 = Lamech took two wives Matt. 19 Rom.7:3-4
MARRIAGE IS HETEROSEXUAL Man and Woman / male and female Not Man & Man Not Woman & Woman Not humans & Animals No Same Sex Marriage
PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE 1.Provide human companionship Gen.2:20-25 Not good for man to be alone Woman completing part
PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE 2. Propagate the Race of Man Gen.1:28 “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,…” Children born in wedlock
PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE 3. Prevention of immorality “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”1 Cor. 7:2 Heb. 13:4 “Marriage is honorable”
PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE 4. Helps us develop spiritually Eph. 5:22-23 1 Pet. 3:7 Companion helps decide our eternal destiny
To those looking forward To those married a short while To those married a long time
God wants us to be happy in marriage! If we follow his word we will be happy. God intends for marriage to bring us closer to each other and to Him.
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga Sunday Morning April 15, 2007