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What God Had in Mind for Marriage Jun 21 2011
"Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." - Genesis 2:18
Jesus was asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?" He responded by describing what God had in mind for marriage in the first place:
Marriage is for procreation. Jesus said, "He who created man, created man as male and female." God said to Adam and Eve, "Be fruitful and multiply."
Marriage is also for companionship. After God created Adam, He said, "It is not good for man to be alone." So He created Eve, the perfect companion.
Marriage is also for sexual pleasure. As the story continues, Jesus quotes God's Words on the first marriage: "and he shall cleave to his wife and the two shall become one flesh." Sex is not just for procreation. It's God's gift to a husband and wife, to enjoy in the context of marriage to the fullest.
Procreation, companionship, sexual pleasure--reminders from Jesus about why God had the idea of marriage.
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Yes, report it NevermindOne more thing God had in marriage was to mirror his relationship with His bride – the Church. As husbands, sit back and examine how you relate with your wives and wives do the same with your husbands. You would see how, in so many ways, it mirrors your relationship with God.
Again, God’s blueprint for marriage clearly excludes any homosexual relationship and places it on the extreme outside of His original plan. Simply put homosexuality is anti-original and therefore offensive to God.
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Yes, report it NevermindGod also had in mind that a marriage was a life long commitment, "whatever God has joined together let no man separate". Also, whatever happened to the Vow most of us made before God, a pastor, and witnesses that said, "till death do us part". Seems Henry VIII set that set thatin motion for us. Here we go again Gunk.........
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Yes, report it NevermindDeath can take many forms. At some point (after all healing methods are exhausted), some marriages are dead and it it merciful to take them off of "life support".
I talked that over with God for a LONG time, before I felt I had run out of options.
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Yes, report it NevermindHey Grantster and Bill:
Well: There is always willful disobedience on both sides of the Divorce Table.
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Money and Sexual Pleasure--Greener Grass. I didn't get Either thank God.
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I sure am Glad I simply Filed as Defendant and took care of my Children regardless of those Two.
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Didn't Divorce either so I don't have to sleep with that at Night.
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But Bryant is Right...the Loneliness in Divorce is something that will Drive people to make all kinds of Emotional Mistakes...
Lonliness is a Horrible Companion/G
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Yes, report it NevermindJust read the complete dialogue from your meeting with the LGTB delegation at the SBC. Thank you for standing firm on God's instruction and Word concerning this issue, and doing it so lovingly. God makes it clear that there is no compromise here. However, we must love the sinner while we hate the sin. Where would I be if not for this principal? Truth is not open to interpretation, it either is or isn't. Our failure as a church has been in embracing and emulating the world, instead of being separate and holy. This can be done without piety. We must refrain from conformity, and be transformed.
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Yes, report it NevermindI can tell you from Personal Experience...Bryant was very kind to me after that Second One.
Now, that was not at the Expense of the Second. No: He was Pastor for Both of us.
Made that clear from the Get-Go
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When I came back to the Church after my time with the Children in another Location?
He placed me Right to Work--In CRM and Fresh Start...
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Fresh Start is Brutal...You cannot believe the Pain and Anguish many very good People go through when the Ex Walks the Walk.
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Then there was the Single-Dad thing and everything I had was funneled towards the Urchin...
First Calling? Dad.
When you say "Lovingly"?
I can believe it.
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My second wife and I get along as well as any Divorced Couple on this Planet...
We have both worked hard to Forgive each other.
Sometimes Guys?
That is a Good as It Gets...