Much to Think About

I will soon be performing the marriage ceremony of my grandson to his bride to be. This has given me much to think about.

Marriage

First, what is the purpose of marriage?
It is many-faceted, but primarily, the purpose is procreation of the human race. God made them man and woman and said the two shall become one.

The Bible

Genesis 2:24: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and they shall be come one flesh."

Procreation

Genesis 3:20: "And Adam called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living."

Isn’t it awesome that Almighty God gave man such a significant role in keeping earth populated with people? Of course it takes a man and a woman to accomplish this. Both the children of those who follow God and those who don’t can still be given the opportunity to be saved. Statistics show that those who are exposed to Christianity early in life are much more likely to accept Jesus as their savior. Don’t waste valuable time. Don’t think they can decide to believe or not to believe when they are older. The majority of those will not believe. You are then leaving your children in a very dire circumstance, possibly not ever having eternal salvation.

Divorce

Matthew 19:3 The Pharisees also came to Him (Jesus), testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?"
Matthew 19:4: And He (Jesus) answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’
5 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.’
6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate."

Why did Moses allow Divorce?

7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?
8 He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning, it was not so."

Selfishness

Divorce was never intended to exist, but selfish people want their own way and are not willing to lay down their own desires for another, even their spouse. This is the root cause of all broken relationships among people, especially between husbands and wifes.

UPDATE: The marriage ceremony went well and our new couple is flourishing. Unfortunately, our grandson is now stationed in Iraq. We pray for his safety everyday (as well as our other troops in harms way). We will be happy when all our troops are back on American soil.

Jay