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So far we have discussed that God's original and ongoing purpose for marriage is to picture Christ and His Church. In the last post it was pointed out that marriage is a picture of Jesus' union to the Church. In this post we will discuss one of the more difficult subjects in marriage. The topic … Continue reading Marriage Is A Picture of Gospel Submission
So far in this series of posts we have discussed the original and ongoing purpose of marriage. Marriage is a picture of Jesus and His Church. Although it is a mystery that was not known until the New Testament, marriage's purpose has always been to picture Jesus' relationship to the church and the church's relationship … Continue reading Marriage Is a Picture of Jesus’ Union to the Church
In the last post, we discussed God's original purpose for marriage. In this post, we will look at God's current purpose for marriage. God has an original purpose for marriage, which is to picture Jesus and the Church. What about for here and now? How can we get to here and today? God's current purpose … Continue reading Marriage — A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 3 — The Current Purpose for Marriage
In this post we will discuss God’s original purpose for marriage. God's original purpose for marriage is to picture Christ and His Church As one reads Ephesians 5:22-33, he realizes that Paul quotes Genesis 2:24 in Ephesians 5:31. Ephesians 5:32 tells us that the words of Ephesians 5:31 are a mystery referring to Jesus and … Continue reading Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 2 – God’s Original Purpose for Marriage
Our church family recently celebrated the marriage of a young couple. There is another couple in our church family who will celebrate 60 years of marriage this week. Marriage has been in the spotlight for a few weeks in our church family, so we took time to study the purpose of marriage as defined by … Continue reading Marriage – A Picture of Jesus and His Church PT 1
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