Tag: marriage
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In the beginning, Marriage
God’s true intention for marriage preceded original sin. Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” I must confirm from a terrible emptiness and great incompleteness: It is not good for a man to be alone… so alone without God’s help meet…
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Covenant and Truth of Christian Marriage
Marriage: It should be so simple. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Husband and wife make a promise “until death do us part.” They make a covenant, with witnesses. Confirm it publicly in a ceremony officiated by someone in authority. They speak vows of love (for better, for worse, etc.). They sign a covenant of…
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The Parable of Degenerate Sisters
A Parable from the Pre-incarnate Son of Man to the Prophet Ezekiel 23:4 Marriage is commonly used in the Bible as a symbol for the covenant relationship between God and his people (e.g. Isa 54:1-8; Eph 5:22-23). Ezekiel 23 English Standard Version (ESV) (excerpted with literal & brief paraphrase) 2 “Son of man, there were two women, the…
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