3. marriage in god’s original plan.pdf

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Marriage in GodMarriage in God’’ssOriginal PlanOriginal Plan


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Marriage in GodMarriage in God’’s Originals Original

PlanPlan

• God’s plan was revealed to man

in creation highlighting: Imago

Dei

• Genesis presents a picture of the

unfolding of the mystery behind

love, sexuality and oneness

desired by man and woman


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Original PlanOriginal Plan

• Purpose of Marriage in Creation

• Original Purpose Disturbed by Sin

• Marriage Realized Among theChosen People


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Purpose of Marriage inPurpose of Marriage in

CreationCreation

• 2 Accounts of Creation:

– Drawing the picture of the Divine

ideal for the institution of

marriage

•Yahwist Tradition (Gen. 2:2-25)

•Priestly Account: (Gen. 1:1-31)


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CreationCreation

• Yahwist Tradition:

– 2:18-25 : “Not good for man to be alone”

– God wanting to share His love

– Sexuality = “a gift from God”• Answer the deep longing to be with

another or to have a companion

– “Solitude” is overcome by companionship

• “God wants to share His Love” – Sexuality = original sign of creative

donation of man’s ability to give oneself as

a gift.


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CreationCreation

• To consider sexuality in lower termis reducing it to bio logic a l d imens ionor erotic sexual act.

• According to PJPII, if sexuality isviolated and degraded sexuality isabused or manipulated.

• Christian tradition firmly holds:

sexuality / sexual act can beperformed only within the context ofmarriage.


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CreationCreation

• Man and woman as essentially thesame: nature and dignity

• “Become as one” means

– A divine ideal for marriage as“monogamous”

•Exclusive, permanent union

•Fidelity of spouses•Dynamism of marital relation:“2 = 1”


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CreationCreation

• Priestly Account:

Introduces man and woman to a permanent

state = Reality of Lifetime process

• “ Le t us man make m an i n ou r image… male

and female He created t hem” Gen. 1:26-28

– Clear evidence man and woman as equal

– Both are created in the image and

likeness of God

– Each bears the intrinsic goodness

– Reflecting the Divine image in themselves

– Both are tasked to be as caretaker


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CreationCreation

• Equal significance: to be fruitful to

multiply

– General responsibility appropriate

for stewardship

– Tasked to participate in God’s

creative activity and dominion of

life which takes place in theirgenerous act of transmitting

human life (Clifford, 1994)


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CreationCreation

Two complementing accounts from

Priestly & Yahwist

= Providing us a fuller knowledgeof the nature of marriage and

sexuality as part of God’s plan for

his people.


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CreationCreation

• 2 basic dimension of marriage derived

here:

– Unitive dimension = expressed in

love relationship of husband and wife – Procreative dimension = concretized

in begetting of offspring

• God ordained marriage

– Possess qualities of exclusiveness

and permanence

– Unity and indissolubility of marriage

(2 x separated)


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Original Purpose DisturbedOriginal Purpose Disturbed

by Sinby Sin

• Genesis 3

– All is not well in God’s Creation

• First Parents: Unwilling to commit

– Disobeyed God

– Gave in to temptation: Abandoning

responsibilities

• Relationship with God was deeplyaffected: 1st SIN


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• Relationship with God was deeply affected: 1st

SIN

– Disturbed by mutual recrimination

– From Mutual attraction changed into

domination and lust

– Fruitfulness was burdened by pain and toil

• Childbirth angst / suffering (woman)

• Hardship of work (men)

– Sexual hierarchy came:

• Man is superior

• Woman claiming rights over men

• Switching of gender roles

Original Purpose DisturbedOriginal Purpose Disturbed

by Sinby Sin


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