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Genesis 2:15-Genesis 2:15-2525Marriage: God’s PlanMarriage: God’s Plan

And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:10

And the earth brought forth grass …... And God saw that it was good Genesis 1:12

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

…..And God saw the light, that it was good Genesis 1:4a

Then God made two great lights….. He made the stars also…….And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:16-18So God created great sea creatures …...And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

God made the beast of the earth…. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone….“ Genesis 2:18

from the beginning of the creation God 'made them male and female.’ Mark 10:6

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Marriage fulfilled a need:Marriage fulfilled a need:

Not goodMore than companionshipGod’s special giftAdam’s revelation

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22

Marriage is very good:Marriage is very good:

Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. Genesis 1:31


CompletenessWholenessFinishedGood for mankind

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it…..” Genesis 1:28


CompletenessGood for mankind

But did He not make them one, having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring.

Malachi 2:15



Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord Colossians 3:20



Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12


CompletenessGood for mankindGood for husband & wife

So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. Ephesians 5:28-29


CompletenessGood for mankindGood for husband & wife

Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled Hebrews 13:4a


CompletenessGood for mankindGood for husband & wifeGood as God intended

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


CompletenessGood for mankindGood for husband & wifeGood as God intended

from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.' Mark 10:6

God’s grand illustration:God’s grand illustration:

God as husband to Israel

For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. Isaiah 54:5


God as husband to Israel

"I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In loving kindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know the Lord. Hosea 2:19-20


we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:30-32

God as husband to IsraelJesus as BridegroomThe Church as His bride


For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2

God as husband to IsraelJesus as BridegroomThe Church as His bride


And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? Matthew 9:15

Joy!

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

John 3:29


Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' “And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God." Revelation 19:7-9

Joy!

1. Celebrate marriage

Application:Application:

2. Celebrate your own marriage



2. Celebrate your own marriage

Apply biblical principals:Husbands love your wifeWives respect your husbandLive together in unity



2. Celebrate your own marriage3. Defend biblical marriage

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