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MarriageandFamily:TheSpiritualSignificance
MarriagandFamily:The Spiritual Significance
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God ..” (John 1:12).
he hope for a happy, fulfilling marriage to the person we most
deeply love is one of the most entrenched desires of men and women. Happily
sharing our hopes, dreams, fortune and the breadth of life’s experiences in the
most intimate way is one of the most fulfilling endeavors of all. A good
marriage further blessed with happy, respectful, successful children who
provide the same kind of grandchildren is the crowning touch of a good life.
And what a life this is! What success! If possible, we’d all love to have this
story be ourstory. This idealistic picture is a universal dream. Everyone wants
the results. But not everyone wants to live the life that produces them. From
the beginning God revealed that marriage was a special union between a man and
woman because, to put it bluntly, that was the way to have children. Sex-ual
intercourse between a male and female united in marriage produced children
within that family. Yet the benefits of traditional marriage extend beyond
reproduction.Studies continue to show that men and women generally live longer
and happier lives when they are married to someone of the opposite sex. In
these traditional unions, children likewise generally grow up more socially
adept and financially successful than children who grow up in alternative
arrangements. There is definitely a strong social case to be made for
traditional monogamous marriage between one man and one woman. Through the
pages of this publication we will also see that there is an incontrovertible
biblical case for traditional unions. Experience has shown time and again that
these biblical guidelines for relationships and parenting are the ones that
work best.Arethereanyrules?But before we get to these biblical instructions we must
acknowledge that many people aren’t sure whether God really exists or whether
His instructions are relevant today. Some believe that human beings came into
existence byevolutionary forces, following blind natural selection and the
survival of the fittest. This theory postulates that people are simply
higher-level animals and that there are no spiritual laws to guide human
conduct, no requirement that sexual relations be solely within marriage.
Experimenting from this perspective, or because they simply didn’t want to
follow the biblical instructions, men and women through the ages have tried
many different sexual relationships including premarital sex, adultery,
polygamy (one man with multiple wives), polyandry (one woman with multiple
husbands), homosexuality and group marriages. Today premarital sex, adultery
and homosexual relationships have all gained greater acceptance—challenging and
undermining traditional marriage. The assumption among many, including
governments and judges legislating acceptance of all views and people
regardless of their practices and lifestyles, is that all choices are equal—so
people can do whatever they want. Sadly, this approach is presumed to be
morally superior to all others.Werewedesignedformarriage and family ? Yet with all the sexual experimentation, almost everyone wants
the same good life, including children. It seems as though people were all
psychologically wired to desire marriage and family. But why are we like this?
Is it possible that we were designed this way from the beginning by a Creator?
What would have happened to the human race had men and women not been created
with a desire for sexual activity that would ensure procreation, a longing for
intimacy both emotionally and physically with another person and a desire for
offspring? Was it pure chance that things worked out this way? Are we simply
lucky? For those who have eyes to see, these inborn traits are simply Marriage
and Family: The Spiritual SignificanceExperience has shown
time and again that these sound,
biblical guidelines for relationships and parenting are the
ones that work best.
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