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NASB | Matthew 19:5 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'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED INSEPARABLY TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? [Gen 1:27; 2:24; Mark 10:7] |
Bible Question: What really is marriage from the perspective of God? Is it simply the slip of paper that registers your new last name with the state that you live in? Or is it more than just a peic eof paper? Is it the commitment to one another that you are one in Christ, regardless of whether or not ther eis a paper on file in the county courthouse saying you got dressed up one day and changed your last name through a ten minute long symbolic ceremony? I really am hoping someone will be able to answer my question with some biblical refrences, because this is an issue that is really on my heart. |
Bible Answer: What excellent questions about marriage. Good for you to be thinking about them. According to Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary marriage is defined as “The union of a man and a woman as husband and wife, which becomes the foundation for a home and family.” It goes further to define the origins of marriage, “Marriage was instituted by God when He declared, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him" Gen. 2:18. So God fashioned woman and brought her to man. On seeing the woman, Adam exclaimed, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man" Gen. 2:23. This passage also emphasizes the truth that "a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" Gen. 2:24. This suggests that God's ideal is for a man to be the husband of one wife and for the marriage to be permanent.” Copyright 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers. It is far more than just a piece of paper. It is a covenant and man and woman make before God, thus making it holy. Since it is a covenant, the people ought to go into with the attitude of making it work come heck or high water. No, I don’t believe there is a “commitment to one another that you are one in Christ, regardless of the courthouse paperwork” in part because the testimony before witnesses and the covenant are what make it the commitment, if that makes any sense at all! Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” I hope this helps and I am sure there are far better scholars and faithful people in the forum who will add much better thoughts and text to this holy subject. Marriage is a serious matter and ought to be taken as such, not frivolously as many people in our society do. Blessings to all, Beensetfree |