God Speaks on Marriage

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God Speaks onMarriage
Marriage was ordained by God Gen. 218-25
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Heb. 134
4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed
undefiled but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge.
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So much found in the Bibleabout marriage
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Matt. 194-6 4 And he answered and said unto
them, Have ye not read, that he which made them
at the beginning made them male and female,5 And
said, For this cause shall a man leave father and
mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they
twain shall be one flesh?6 Wherefore they are no
more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God
hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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Marriage was established byGod on the 6th day of
Creation (Gen. 1 and 2) The woman was created
from the man and for the man. The woman was the
lst to sin.. and God said to her..your desire
shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over
you. (Gen. 316)
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I.God Exalts Marriage
Marriage is honorable Heb.134
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Marriage is Honorable when God says it is
Honorable

• 1. It was begun and ordained by God. Gen.
  127Gen. 52
• 2. Regardless of how men defines marriage, we
  must define it as God defines it.
• 3. The laws of the land do not determine what is
  or Is not marriage.
• 4. Gods standard always prevails over the laws
  of men

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Gods Word must be respected.

• Deut.128 Ye shall not do after all the things
  that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is
  right in his own eyes.

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• Prov. 212 Every way of a man is right in his
  own eyes but the Lord pondereth the hearts

• Prov. 1625 There is a way that seemeth right
  unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of
  death.

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• Prov., 3012 There is a
• generation that are pure in their own eyes,
• and yet is not washed from their Filthiness.

• Acts 529
• We must obey God
• Rather than man.

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Gods Pattern for Marriage

• 1. Humans.
• Male and Female
• 1 man,1 Woman

• 2. Married as husband
• And wife.

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• No Shame in the sexual
• Union in this state.
• (married)
• Heb. 134

• Leaving parents and
• cleaving to one
• another. Gen.224

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• Ezekiel 1632 defines adultery.
• It says A wife that committeth adultery taketh
  strangers instead of her husband.

• Adultery.. Is when a person
• who has an honorable marriage seeks and obtains
  sexual activity outside of that marriage.

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Romans 73

• So then if, while her husband liveth, she be
  married to another man, she shall be called an
  adulteress but
• If her husband be dead, she is free from that
  law
• So that she is no adulteress, though she be
  married to another man.

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Matt. 531.32

• It hath been said, whosoever shall put
• away his wife, let him give her a writing
• of divorcement But I say unto you, that
• whosoever shall put away his wife, saving For the
  cause of fornication, causeth her to commit
  adultery and whosoever shall Marry her that is
  divorced committeth adultery

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What constitutes marriage inGods sight?

• 1. Meet the requirement of God.
• l man and l woman.
• What does God say? Who is really
• subjects for marriage?
• a) One man One Woman
• 2. Meet the requirement of the law of the land,
  so long as it does not conflict with the law of
  God.

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• A couple may
• Follow the practices that
• typically employed
• to recognize a couple
• as officially married.

• A couple may
• consummate the
• marriage sexually
• fulfilling the physical aspect
• that goes with
• Marriage.

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Are 2 people married if they have a sexual
relationship?

• 1. It is argued that when a man and
• a woman have sex, God considers them to be
• Married. Not True
• Fornication..I Cor. 72 sex before marriage
  is immorality!
• Adultery..Matt. 199

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II. Marriage is Monogamous
One Man
One Woman
Gen. 218-23
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III. Marriage is Heterosexual
attracted to the opposite sex Male Female
Marriage Not Male Male Not Female Female
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IV. Marriage is Designed By God For Life
Rom.71-4 till death No Trial marriages
Matt. 199 God gives only 1 cause other than
death for putting away and remarrying
Fornication
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V. Purpose of Marriage

1. Companionship Gen.218
2. Procreation-Gen.127-28
3. Prevent immorality-1Cor.72

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I Cor. 72

• Nevertheless, to avoid
• Fornication ,let every man have
• His own wife, and let every
• Woman have her own husband.

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Marriage is for those who Love God And one Another