2. March MADDNESS Marriage Advice with Distinction and Destiny Hebrews 13:1-5

3. Marriage Advice with Distinction and Destiny
Why we need a MADD Series 1. Ancient Gnosticism and ‘Eve’ worshippers. 2. Radicalism in the ‘Gender’ war. 3. Asceticism and its claim celibacy, ‘Holier’ state 4. Origen, early church father suggested for men to be castrated to Holy seclusion. 5. Paul warned against those who would “forbid to marry” I Tim 4:3

4. 3 Biblical admonitions toward Marriage:
Pro-create, have children, populate the earth after our kind of human. “be fruitful and multiply”
Protection against sexual immorality; I Cor 7:2
Promotes companionship, “not good that a man should be alone”

5. Marriage is Honorable
A. Marriage is God’s Defense Against a runaway humanity: “honorable” + highly esteemed, + counted as the most precious, warm, tender bond, + held as the most valuable of bonds being the dearest of relationships.

6. Marriage is Honorable
Marital Intimacy is God’s Defense against immoral behavior and society:
I Cor 7:2ff
Prov 5: “Be enraptured always with her love”

7. Marriage is Honorable
C. The Enemies to Marriage is an Immoral Culture who does not fear God:
It is an immoral culture who diminishes marriage and permits immorality
It is an uninformed Church community who provides “permission” for marital failure
Accepted ‘Male’ Sexual Immorality.
Christian marriages characterized by laxity and immorality.

8. Application Life Steps: Advise with SACRIFICE
You are the key to your marriage; study and incorporate the roles according to scripture.
If you do not build UP your partner, you destroy the institution of marriage.
If your marriage is in trouble, the world you live in has succeeded in destroying what God wants to succeed.
Take personal responsibility for the condition of your relationship, don’t blame, don’t excuse yourself from what you could do to make YOU better. “What’s needs to change with ME?”