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Moonlight7 View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 21 Feb, 2025 02:20 PM purpose of marriage Is it necessary for a Christian to marry? What is the purpose of marriage? The Bible has a lot to say about this topic. Since the first marriage was between the first man and the first woman, it is assumed that marriage is God’s will for most people. It was instituted in the dispensation of innocence and is therefore a holy institution. The first reason that the Bible gives for the existence of marriage is simple: Adam was lonely and needed a helper (Genesis 2:18). This is the primary purpose of marriage—fellowship, companionship, and mutual help and comfort. One purpose of marriage is to create a stable home in which children can grow and thrive. The best marriage is between two believers (2 Corinthians 6:14) who can produce godly offspring (Malachi 2:13–15). In Malachi, God tells the Israelites that He will not accept their offerings because they have been unfaithful to the wives of their youth. This shows how much God cares about marriage being kept intact. Not only that, but He tells them He was seeking “godly offspring.” This is a puzzling passage, and has been interpreted to mean a) that godly offspring are the purpose of marriage; b) that a good marriage between two godly people will mean that any children they have will tend to be godly as well; c) God wanted the Israelites to be faithful to their wives instead of leaving them for foreign women who would produce for them ungodly offspring because of the idolatry of those nations; and d) that God Himself was seeking His own offspring (the people) to exhibit godliness by their faithfulness. In any of these interpretations, we see a common theme: the children of faithful people will tend to be faithful, too. Not only does marriage teach children how to be faithful and give them a stable environment in which to learn and grow, it has a sanctifying effect on both marriage partners when they submit to God’s law (Ephesians 5). Every marriage has difficult moments or difficult dynamics. When two sinful people are trying to create a life together, they must submit to God’s command to love each another as God has loved us—selflessly (1 John 3:16). Our attempts to follow God’s commands in our own strength tend to end in failure, and that failure tends to make the believer more aware of his dependence on God and more open to the Spirit’s work in him, which tends to result in godliness. And godliness helps us to follow God’s commands. So, marriage is very helpful for the one trying to live a godly life; it helps to scrub the heart clean of selfishness and other impurities. Marriage also protects individuals from sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 7:2). The world we live in is full of sexual images, innuendo, and temptation. Even if a person doesn’t pursue sexual sin, it pursues him or her, and it is very hard to escape it. Marriage provides a healthy place to express sexuality, without opening oneself up to the severe emotional (and many times physical) damage that is caused by casual, non-committed sexual relationships. It is clear that God created marriage for our good (Proverbs 18:22), to make us happy, to promote a healthier society, and to produce holiness in our lives. Finally, marriage is a beautiful picture of the relationship between Christ and His church. The body of believers that make up the Church are collectively called bride of Christ. As Bridegroom, Jesus gave His life for His bride, “to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word” (Ephesians 5:25–26), and His selfless act provides an example for all husbands. At the second coming of Christ, the church will be united with the Bridegroom, the official “wedding ceremony” will take place, and with it the eternal union of Christ and His bride will be actualized (Revelation 19:7–9; 21:1–2). © Copyright 2002-2025 Got Questions Ministries. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 12:38 PM Yet all sin and fall short of the glory of God. There are forgivable sins. But Jesus tells us to leave our lives of sin. Women love divorce! They love to marry again after divorce and to do the same thing again. The government offers it on a platter. The reason why we have so many abortions and so much divorce is the government welcomes it and offers it and gives it to women as an option, so women choose these in record numbers. Abortion and divorce and like gender unions all because the government welcomes it, so they regard themselves innocent because government makes policies that replace Bible teachings with ideas taught by people. None follow the Bible. It is not a good time to marry. But go ahead. Do what you want. But don't say that God tells us that this is okay. Post Reply
Handyman62 View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 02:19 PM As many men have already learned women will make excuses for their bad behavior rather than admit that it runs contrary to the scriptures. Citing reasons such as some Pastors, or other people say it's OK or man made laws allow it isn't valid unless it's also backed up in God's word. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 02:40 PM Yep! God's Law applies to both genders, and we should be following his teachings. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 02:41 PM You are right. We spend too much time on these subjects, but they keep coming up. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 02:43 PM You can pray I find better things to do than answer these forums. Post Reply
freetobe View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 07:12 PM The post was about marriage. It didn't discuss re-marriage or divorce but you turned it into that and you also brought up previous posts that didn't have anything to do with this post. Why? There was no need, you took a positive post and turned it into a negative one, you.just.can't.let.it.go. It's as if you felt you were wronged and now you want to take it out on others. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 08:18 PM The author of this post brought up divorce and marriage after divorce in her response to MFlee. Moonlight is the one that brought divorce and marriage after divorce to the subject. Moonlight brought up divorce and marriage after divorce in her response to MFlee. I did not bring it up. Moonlight wrote: Divorce is a subject that many do not understand. Especially those who have Never been married. Christians are divorced all the time for different reasons but the Bible supports divorce if it is for a biblical reasons. No one has to share here why they got divorced. That is a personal matter! There are many Men profiles 60+ yrs that say they are divorced on this Christian Dating. So, that I began the subject is untrue. I did not begin the subject. Moonlight did. I only responded to the error being said. People know they will get such responses, yet Moonlight continues this form of dialog. She likes to belittle men here that disagree with her and use scripture. I have asked her to be on other subjects so that we get away from this, but she does not let these subjects go and is often stabbing men. I would like for other subjects to be here. She knows the response she'll get. I cut and pasted her words. She directed the path by what she wrote. So, please do not give me the credit. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 3 Aug, 2025 08:37 PM In Christ Jesus, be blessed Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 4 Aug, 2025 06:41 AM Go ahead and marry. Some marriages, the Bible calls adultery. Some do not want to call some unions adultery when the Bible calls them adultery. Jesus was very clear in his words to call a number of marriage unions adultery. But people want not to call it that. People want to get around that and not call it for what Jesus calls it. So, they are on a different page than Jesus. My premise is "What do the scriptures say?" "Do not go beyond what is written." And if we love God, well follow his teachings. Ife we do not love God, we do not want to follow his teachings. But if you want to marry, go ahead and marry. But do not call something the opposite of what it is and do not say something is God that is not God. I know a female pastor who had had five husbands and wanted me to become her sixth. She was living in adultery with her okay to remarry views. Divorce, marry, divorce, marry. She was living in sin and error and regarded herself a minister of God. None are following the Bible in teaching that divorce is okay and to marry after divorce is okay. It is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible equates it to adultery. Jesus equates it to adultery. But no one else wants to equate it to adultery. Divorce should not exist and marriage after divorce should not exist. But they exist and Jesus preaches against divorce and against marriage after divorce. If we want to please God, we listen to Jesus. If we don't want to please God, we won't listen to Jesus. One can remain unmarried or be reconciled. Yet do as wish. What do you wish to do? Please God or self? I'm only trying to point to the scripture. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Those Seeking Marriage Posted : 4 Aug, 2025 06:50 AM If we love God, we want to follow his teachings. If we do not love God, we don't want to follow his teachings. You have a Bible. Follow the Bible. Post Reply

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