Bible Question: Is marriage necessary for a man and woman to be committed to their relationship? |
Bible Answer: If you mean to ask Bible students and to get a Bible based answer, it's important to recognize the most powerful and ultimately the decisive answer is God's from His Word. Now, mind you, I'm assuming you and all others reading this are truly and absolutely dedicated to going home to Heaven with God for eternity. Then, that presupposes that person is going to obey God and His instructions in His Word. You see, our first priority relationship is with God the Father and then with our fellow christians. Now of course, the next smart step for a man or woman is to find a mate with whom they can look forward to going to Heaven, for it's far easier if your spouse is there in your corner and your best soul-mate. After you've concluded that a particular person meets that criteria, it's always best to be quite certain so this decision should be slow in coming. Now this next point might be controversial but this is what I think: the only way we're going to truly please God is to make that firm committment and get married in the sight of both God and man, meeting the full requirements of the law. God has put a blessing on the proper and sincere governments across our world. We should do everything in our power to honor that blessing. If we're going to live in a particular nation and enjoy the benefits and bear the responsibilities of that nation, then we should be willing to follow the customs, laws, etc of that nation, including that of marriage. But remember with God, marriage was intended from the beginning to be a life-long proposition and above all, we do want to go to Heaven. Another big benefit of following God's plan my wife and I have noticed in our marriage: God's Word is a wonderful and perfect referee when needed. When both husband and wife are committed to going to the same Heavenly desitnation and constantly look up to God, it tends to reduce looking aside and arguing about the petty concerns thrown at us from the world about us. Another benefit to be considered is the example we set for our kids and our grandkids. It's difficult to explain the really big mistakes in your life; I know, I've tried. Remember we will MOST DEFINITELY reap what we sow. God bless you all. |