𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
What is God’s plan for marriage? Contemporary culture is considerably confused regarding the nature of marriage. Only by returning to the biblical foundation for marriage and the family will we be able to rediscover God’s good and perfect plan for humanity in this all-important area of our lives. Rooted in Creation (Genesis 1–3) The book of Genesis, tells the story of how families, couples as well as children, established their relationship with each other and with God. In exploring the biblical teaching on marriage, there is no more important paradigm than God’s intended pattern for marriage presented in Genesis 1–3. Marriage is shown to be rooted in God’s creative act of making humanity in his image as male and female. The depiction of the original creation of man and woman and the subsequent fall of humanity in Genesis 1–3 centers on at least three vital clusters of principles: 1. The man and the woman are created in God’s image to rule the earth for God; I...