Marriage …
Marriage is Important
We look at the Importance of Marriage primarily from the perspective of Scripture.
God’s Creation
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27 NKJV)
Right from the start God made men and women equal, in “the image of God” but with complimentary differences as men and women.
On the creation of man God placed him in the garden and gave him His vision for life in the world that He, God had created. God then saw that something was incomplete and said “Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” (Genesis 2:18 NLT). God had seen that it was not good for the first man, and for most of us, to be left by himself.
God then created/crafted woman out of the rib of that first man ( Genesis 2:21-22). Then, God presented and entrusted this remarkable gift to the man.
What we know as marriage had been instituted by God. A man and a woman becoming one new entity and, as we are told later being “one flesh”. That entity of one man and one woman being the fundamental human relationship in God’s created world. This human relationship being the basis for family — a relationship that is there ahead of the parent-child relationship.
Genesis 2:24 tells
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Following Optusnet, TPG, Westnet, iiNet, internode closing their email service and passing their accounts to The Messaging Co (TMC) we have found that our emails to these addresses are ‘bounced’ with the message “Rejected – Content Policy”. This is despite our mailings being compliant with Australian and international standards and deemed to be “non-spam” and we stay clear of any blacklist. We are also aware of some difficulties some email account holders are experiencing with the new service provider.
We have lodged the appropriate support request with TMC for our position to be resolved.
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26 November 2024
Prayer for Families ~ January
THANK GOD for families. They are the bedrock of both society and of the church.
Matrimony and family are God’s design, and as divine institutions there are no substitutes. Fundamentally, our global cultures and societies need a moral counter-revolution. Families have never been as fragmented as they are today, and our modern culture continues to wear away at the core unit of society. People are treated as commodities through media e.g. parents are encouraged to show their love for their children by buying gifts for them; the image of ‘father’ has been denigrated and their role reduced to financial provider; the role of ‘mothers’ has been demeaned. Satan knows that if he can destroy marriages, and thus the family, he can destroy the very fabric of any society.
- DECREE that marriage will remain the foundation of the family unit.(Gen 9:7) Pray against the covenant-breaking spirit which manifests as divorce and
Setting aside busyness
The end of the year and start of a new year, busyness is not far away, and for some it has already started! One of the most common words spoken out at Christmas are “peace on earth; goodwill toward men” from Luke 14. In some churches there is the greeting “peace of Christ to you” and the response given is usually “… and with you”. These are well meant sentiments but are they being lived out daily through our marriages, families and life. Regrettably the peace in marriage and families is broken at this time of year through the busyness we get ourselves into.
Some years ago author Max Lucado wrote in the US ‘The Word for You Today Devotional’ : “The ground is hard, the hay scarce. Cobwebs cling to the ceiling…Mary looks into the face of her Son. Her Lord. His Majesty. At this point the human being who
