Speaker: Dr. Jeff Kephart
The WHY of Marriage
OUR CULTURE: “Marriage is a socially evolved adjustable structure that exists primarily for self-fulfillment and based upon emotional attraction.”
GOD’S CLAIMS:
He designed it; it is not a “social accident.” Mat 19:4-6, Gen 2:21-24
It is based on love, but not the mushy kind; it’s the covenant promise kind. Malachi 2:13-14, 1 Cor 13:4-8
WHY MARRIAGE?
SOME BIBLICAL REASONS:
Companionship. Gen 2:18-22
Spiritual “synergy”. Gen 2:24, Mat 19:6
Proper context for sexual fulfillment. 1 Cor 7:1-5, 1 Cor 6:16
Stable foundation for child rearing. Prov 1:8, Prov 22:6, Deut 11:18-21, Eph 6:4
A visible illustration of our relationship with Jesus. Rev 19:7, John 14:1-3
DOES YOUR VIEW OF MARRIAGE MATCH WITH GOD’S?
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