Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-25 In this portion of our study, we’ll continue looking at Genesis 1:26-28 and Genesis 2:18-25 to focus on a third, important purpose for marriage. I’ll begin by reading Genesis 1:26-28. A Third PURPOSE for Marriage is, Procreation Notice with me that IMMEDIATELY following the creation of man and woman God BLESSED them! […]
Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-25 An Additional PURPOSE of Marriage is, Illustration An illustration is something that is used to define or describe a particular point of teaching. Illustrations often use tangible, concrete things to express intangible or abstract ideas. An illustration can be “a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality.” Pastor John Piper believes that one […]
Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-25 A young, newlywed woman was preparing the first Thanksgiving Dinner since her marriage. As she was getting everything ready for Thanksgiving Day, she reminds herself to let the turkey finish thawing in the kitchen sink overnight. So, before she went to bed for the night, she placed the turkey in the sink […]
Marriage is the most intimate and most serious of human relations. It is God’s plan for the welfare of mankind. When God brought Eve to Adam, he said, “For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife” (Genesis 2:24). The word cleave in this text means “to […]
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 In every man and every woman, God has planted the desire to mate. It takes twelve or more years for children to develop sexually and generally much longer to mature emotionally. The proper sexual relation at physical and emotional maturity is between male and female, and it needs to be controlled. Of […]
Marriage is the first human relationship recorded in the Bible. It is found in the second chapter of the first book of the Bible. The Lord God knew that one lone man was socially incomplete. Of all the animals Adam had named, none was found to be his equal. He needed someone unique to stand […]
