Marriage

Discussing the definition of marriage would seem to be a complicated matter, one that is controversial in today's world.  But as with all things, we do best if we go to the source of all wisdom and knowledge for our answers, i.e., the Bible.  God has the answers to all questions, and in fact, gives us clear definition, clear answers to what marriage is all about.

We should note that God us supremely qualified to provide the answers to this question for a number of reasons.  But for purposes here, I will mention that God created marriage.  This point is made clear when we go to the beginnings of the Bible and the beginnings of man and read from Genesis 2.

"And the Lord God said, 'It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.'........And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.  Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.  And Adam said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.'  Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

We see that Jesus took up this discussion in Matthew 19 when He was asked about the matter of divorce.  He pointed out that God hates divorce.  But in doing so, He quoted from Genesis and said, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?' " 

It is not my intention here to get into politics and discuss who should be allowed rights.  But for definition of marriage there is no question that marriage is a relationship designed by God to be between a man and a woman.  We should always go to the Bible for our true answers...and to see what God says about a matter.  We don't see a dependence on the Bible in our world today.

May we seek to do things in the way our God wants.  Have a great week!