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Jul 13, 2017 · You see, she’s been married 5 times, and living with a 6th. And we all know what that means…. No wonder she goes out then. She can get her water while avoiding the gibes, jeers and scorn. ‘I have no husband,’ she replied. Jesus said to her, ‘You are right when you say you have no husband.
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From the very beginning, God made men and women with equal dignity as humans, and glorious complementary differences as men and women. God did not make men and women as essentially androgynous humans, with male or female accessories added at the end. Rather, we all are men or women all the way down, to every single cell in our bodies. We are differ...
After God made the first woman and entrusted this remarkable gift to the man, God instituted what we call marriage. Two persons becoming one new entity. One man and one woman forming the most fundamental human relationship in God’s created world — a relationship even more fundamental than parent-child. A man will leave his father and his mother and...
Now we skip ahead thousands of years to the words of Jesus. Even though sin has invaded God’s creation, and often husbands and wives tragically find themselves struggling against each other, Jesus reinforces God’s vision of marriage in creation: “What God has joined together, let not man separate.” Sin may challenge, but it does not overturn, God’s...
This may be the single most important verse for my own marriage of twelve years. And I suspect that kindnessis greatly underrated in many other marriages as well. Because of the wonderful confines and boundaries and commitments of the covenant of marriage, husband and wife may feel the impulse and temptation to be mean to each other, to lash out at...
God’s specific call to the husband is to love his wife. Love is not just spontaneous affection. It is affection, and never less, but it is more. It is also covenant allegiance and sacrificial action. In a husband’s worst moments, he will be tempted to be passive or harsh. What his wife needs from him, and what God calls him to as the man, is gentle...
God’s call to a wife is to affirm, receive, and nurture her husband’s loving leadership in marriage. Her husband is unique for her. God does not call a wife to submit to all men — no way. Only to her own husband (Ephesians 5:22; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1, 5). And her submission to him is not absolute. Colossians 3:18says “as is fitting in the Lord.” J...
We’ve saved the best for last. When God says that marriage is a mystery, he’s not saying that it’s confusing and enigmatic — that we can’t really figure out the depths of its meaning. He’s saying it was a mystery for thousands of years, but now, with the life and death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, marriage is no longer a mystery. The myst...
Jul 30, 2014 · What are characteristics of a godly marriage? What should we be aiming for when we are looking for a wife or a husband for those who are single? Understanding what a godly marriage looks like is very important so we can prepare for it.
- Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the be...
- Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be th...
Apr 3, 2016 · Marriage is seen in many Christian communities as an option, or choice, not as a commandment, here lies the problem. When did the first marriage ceremonies begin in Judaism and Christianity, and were Paul’s words misinterpreted about marriage being an option. What happened to God’s words in Genesis?
The phrase translated "a wife that is a sister" in the quote from Clement (αδελφην γυναικα) is nearly universally accepted to mean "a wife who is Christian" or "a believing wife", hence the English translations of 1 Corinthians. The Greek of Clement is identical to that of Paul.
Jul 27, 2023 · For Christians to understand what marriage really is, they can look to God’s word, the Holy Bible, for answers and direction. At times, we find that societal beliefs about marriage may be in complete opposition to what the Bible teaches.
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She was the youngest plural wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Photograph courtesy of Lester and Shauna Smoot Essig, and BYU Religious Studies Center. Multiple documents support that Joseph Smith was hesitant to revisit the practice of plural marriage in Nauvoo.
