
Man And Woman He Made Them
The Lord God said: "It is not good for
the man to be alone. I will make a suitable
partner for him." (Genesis 2:18)
That is why a man leaves his father
and mother
and clings to his wife, and the two
of them
become one body. (Genesis 2:24)
But from the beginning of creation,
'God
made them male and female. For this
reason
a man shall leave his father and mother
(and
be joined to his wife), and the two
shall
become one flesh.' So they are no longer
two but one flesh. Therefore what God
has
joined together, no human being must
separate."
(Mark 10:6-10)
Each one of you should love his wife as himself,
and the wife should respect her husband.
(Ephesians 5:33)
The husband should fulfill his duty toward
his wife, and likewise the wife toward her
husband. A wife does not have authority over
her own body, but rather her husband, and
similarly a husband does not have authority
over his own body, but rather his wife. (1
Corinthians 7:3-4)
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence
for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to
their husbands as to the Lord… Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ loved the
church and handed himself over for her. (Ephesians
5:21-22,25)
Some are incapable of marriage because they
were born so; some, because they were made
so by others; some, because they have renounced
marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever can accept this ought to accept it."
(Matthew 19:12)
At the resurrection they neither marry nor
are given in marriage but are like the angels
in heaven. (Matthew 22:30)
Let marriage be honored among all (Hebrews
13:4)
(c) Paul Buis, 2005
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