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Marriage Marriage Pt 1Pt 1
Family Worship Center Rev. Mark
Schwarzbauer, Ph.D.
Genesis 2:18,21-24Genesis 2:18,21-24
• 18And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
• 18And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Genesis 2:18,21-24Genesis 2:18,21-24
• 21And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
• 21And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
Genesis 2:18,21-24Genesis 2:18,21-24
• 22Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
• 22Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:18,21-24Genesis 2:18,21-24• 23And Adam said:
“This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”
• 23And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”
Genesis 2:18,21-24Genesis 2:18,21-24
• 24Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
• 24Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Part One: Some basic
considerations about
Marriage
Part One: Some basic
considerations about
Marriage
Basic ConsiderationsBasic Considerations
• Marriage is divine and not a human experience.
• “God designed marriage as the foundational element of all human society.”
• The implications of the above means it has to go by God’s rules, not mans.
• Marriage is divine and not a human experience.
• “God designed marriage as the foundational element of all human society.”
• The implications of the above means it has to go by God’s rules, not mans.
Basic ConsiderationsBasic Considerations
• Marriage is not just an institution for propagation of the race.
• Although procreation is only supposed to take place inside marriage.
• Marriage is not just an institution for propagation of the race.
• Although procreation is only supposed to take place inside marriage.
Basic ConsiderationsBasic Considerations
• Sexual relations do not constitute a marriage.
• But marriage authorizes sexual relations.
• Marriage is based on a covenant.
• Sexual relations do not constitute a marriage.
• But marriage authorizes sexual relations.
• Marriage is based on a covenant.
Part Two: What
Marriage is all
About
Part Two: What
Marriage is all
About
Genesis 2:18Genesis 2:18
• 18And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
• 18And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
What Marriage is all AboutWhat Marriage is all About
•Marriage is to solve the problem of loneliness- Companionship is the essence of marriage.
•Marriage is to solve the problem of loneliness- Companionship is the essence of marriage.
Malachi 2:14Malachi 2:14• Yet you say, “For what
reason?” Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
• Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
CompaniCompanion by on by
CovenantCovenant
Exception of SinglenessException of Singleness
• Matt. 19:11-12, I Cor. 7:7-8.
• Based upon doing God’s work as companionship.
• Able to maintain celibacy.
• Corinthians circumstances like Neronian persecution.
• Matt. 19:11-12, I Cor. 7:7-8.
• Based upon doing God’s work as companionship.
• Able to maintain celibacy.
• Corinthians circumstances like Neronian persecution.
Part Three:
The Place of
Marriage
Part Three:
The Place of
Marriage
Companionship
must be fostered
and protected
Companionship
must be fostered
and protected
Men's 5 most basic* needs from his wife: Men's 5 most basic* needs from his wife:
• Sexual fulfillment
• Recreational companionship
• An attractive spouse
• Domestic support
• Admiration
• Sexual fulfillment
• Recreational companionship
• An attractive spouse
• Domestic support
• Admiration *From Willard Harley’s Book “his needs, her needs- building an affair proof marriage
Women's 5 most basic* needs from her husband: Women's 5 most basic* needs from her husband:
• Affection
• Conversation
• Openness and honesty
• Financial security
• Family commitment
• Affection
• Conversation
• Openness and honesty
• Financial security
• Family commitment *From Willard Harley’s Book “his needs, her needs- building an affair proof marriage
Next Week:
What the Bible What the Bible teaches aboutteaches about
Divorce!
Next Week:
What the Bible What the Bible teaches aboutteaches about
Divorce!