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There is a raging debate over the definition of marriage, the assignment of rights as to who can or cannot marry and who should determine the overall conclusion of the matter. Where do you stand? Who do you think has the authority to define marriage? Would you take a walk with us through the scriptures………..? Before we proceed on our biblical walk, please note that we have divided our walk into three phases both in graphics and narrative. The walk begins with the creation of Adam, continues with God's acknowledgment of the reason for marriage and subsequent creation of Eve, and ends with God's institution of marriage. The foundation of our walk is the truth that the only one who has the sovereign authority to define marriage is the one who created the human race, the universe and all that we see and don't see. Phase 1: Creation of Adam God made Adam. In creating Adam, God formed only one human being -Adam - from the dust. The creation of mankind began with one man made in the image of God, as it is written in Genesis 2:7 “Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.”
Phase 2: Reason for Marriage and Creation of Eve God created Eve from a part of Adam so that he would not be alone, as it is written in Genesis 2: 18, 21-23 “Then the Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is like him." So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said: “This one, at last, is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called woman, for she was taken from man.”” Phase 3: Institution of Marriage: God brought Eve, who was formed from Adam, backed to Adam who is now without part of his original self (one of his ribs). The human race is now divided into two sexes - male (Adam with the missing rib) and female (Eve formed from Adam's missing rib). Eve is the missing part of Adam and he recognizes that she is part of him and that she is of him, as it is written in Genesis 2: 24-25, “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.” |
What is Marriage? “Marriage is the union of two coming together but, though they are two in coming together, they symbolically become the one that was before they were two.” A riddle? No, absolutely not! Marriage is the official union of a male and female. Furthermore, marriage symbolizes the original union between Adam and Eve that the Creator made. It is part of God's creative process in that from the original Adam, God created male and female. Marriage is sacred in that it is part of God's creative process. God instituted marriage to join the two that were originally one so that they would become one again. Why? God separated the original Adam into male and female so that the original Adam would not be alone but have a companion who is of him and for him, as it is written in Genesis 2: 24-25: “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh..” This is the purpose of marriage which is part of God's creative process and which flows through the mandate that God gave to Adam and Eve (and their descendants), as it is written in Genesis: "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” How does the Creator - the Almighty God - conclude on this matter? As it is written in Genesis 5: 1-2 “This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.” “Marriage is the union of two - a male and female - but, though they are two in coming together, they symbolically become the one that was before they were male and female.” The Question Of The Day From A World Lost In Sin Is: “We love each other and that is all that matters. Why can’t two men or two women who love and are committed to each other marry ? Why can’t gays and lesbians marry?” Why? Or rather - why not? Marriage is sacred - it is not man made. Marriage is not just a legal social arrangement. Marriage is intrinsically interwoven with and symbolizes God’s creation of mankind. The one rib, taken from Adam and from which Eve was formed was female. In the unifying of the male and female, they therefore become one flesh — the only flesh that God formed from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils and man became a living being. They are two but one — they are two in order that the original one would not be alone….yet they are one. The Questions to Each One of Us Living In A World Lost In Sin Are: Do you know that it is a terrifying thing to be subjected to the wrath of the Almighty God?
Is there anything that you can do to escape His wrath?
Do you think luck, your connection to powerful human beings, money, or prayers to saints can save you from the Almighty God's wrath?
The choice to live according to God's laws and principles or live according to your own desires is uniquely yours and your alone.
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