The Honor Of Marriage

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  • Nov 2, 2008
  • Karl Roth
  • Flipside
  • Joshua 1:7-8

"M & M: The Honor Of Marriage"

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God's Blessing of my marriage and money depends on My Obedience

"Be strong and very courageous... Study this Book... Meditate on it... be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed."  joshua1/7>8nlt

 

"But God's plan was seen from the beginning of creation, for `He made them male and female.'  `This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together."  mark10/6>9nt

 

"Marriage should be honored by all"  hebrews13/4

 

God's Creation is honored through marriage

"So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them."  genesis1/27nlt

 

"Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib and brought her to Adam. ‘At last!' Adam exclaimed. ‘She is part of my own flesh and bone!'"  genesis2/22>23nlt

 

"So they are no longer two, but one."  mark10/8

 

 

Men's and Women's Difference are honored through marriage

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."  genesis1/27

 

 

Our Children are honored through marriage

"Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him."  psalm127/3nlt

 

"Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.  ‘Honor your father and mother.'"  ephesians6/1>2nlt

 

"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching." proverbs1/8

 

 

God's Revelation of Himself to the world is honored through marriage

"This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the church."  ephesians5/32

 

"He died so that he could give the church to himself like a bride in all her beauty." ephesians5/27ncv

Three Practical Steps to Honoring Marriage

 

1) Live This Truth

"But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."  joshua24/15

 

 

2) Share This Truth

"Always remember these commands I give you today. 7 Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you sit at home and walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."  deuteronomy6/6>7ncv

 

 

3) Stand Up For This Truth

"...if anybody asks why you believe as you do, be ready to tell him, and do it in a gentle and respectful way."  1peter3/15tlb

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