THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE
Pastor Bill Young bill@trc.ife
I. Laying a
Romans 8:28-29 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 9 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
God’s goal for your marriage: To be
Where is your marital
What makes two people
Ephesians 5:31-33 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- There are four
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You cannot be biblical soul mates if you are not both committed
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousnessandwickednesshaveincommon?Whatharmonyistherebetween Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
Is your
1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
II. Five
- To mirror (reflect) God’s
Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, … 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female He created them.
a. God made two distinctly different humans (male and female) so that
Matthew 19:4-6 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[b]? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
- To multiply a godly
Genesis 1:28a God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it…”
a. God created men and women as his
who would glorify Him on earth. b. Healthy oneness in marriage
critical identity issues for kids..
- To manage God’s
Genesis 1:28b Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
a. God gave mankind
- To mutually complete one
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
I Corinthians 11:11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
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b. Oneness is necessary in order for a husband and wife to mutually
- To model Christ’s relationship with the
Ephesians 5:31-33
a. Marriage is a
of Christ’s relationship with His bride,the church.
III. Summary:
The foundation for marriage is a relationship with
. God’s purpose for marriage: To reflect the
of God!
- Will you