WHAT MAKES MARRIAGE NECESSARY


Mat 19:4-5: "And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh"


It was because of the reason for being separated and being alone when a man and a woman were made by God that brought the idea of marriage so that a man will be joined to his wife in holy matrimony and be fulfilling the purpose of God together. So, God will not support a couple living separately distantly from each other. Living separately from each other for a long period is a doorway for a third party to infiltrate the marriage, and unfaithfulness and noncommittal to each other may be set in. A couple is one body and not two again, and a body can only be in one place at a time and not in two places. This explains the reason why couples cannot afford to be living separately for a long time for whatever reasons. Since they are no longer two, but one body; and what God has joined together, let them not allow any human makings, their desires, or the pursuit of their satisfaction put themselves asunder. Living together as a couple is beyond sexual intimacy alone, but it's principally for communion or fellowship purposes and this cannot happen from a distance. Eccl 4:11-12: Couples living together can keep each other warm. But an individual cannot be warm alone. Ecclesiastics 4:11.


Mt 19:8: "Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended."


Divorce was not in the plan of God for marriage in the beginning. Divorce began because of the heartlessness of some men and women. God's original purpose is that a husband and a wife will live married together until death do them part. But God wouldn't force anyone to stay married together by force, because everyone has a free will to do right or wrong. Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. If anyone has sexual relations with another man or woman was the only reason that Jesus gave for a divorce to take place. Matthew 19:9. Whosoever commits adultery in his or her marriage has divorced his partner through the process and has been joined together with the person he committed the adultery with. Engaging in adultery is a practical divorce in the sight of God, so the other party is free to also divorce and go his or her own way, except he or she is willing to forgive and let go from his or her heart. Forgiveness in the case of adultery of a partner may be difficult, but it's possible if the other partner is willing to do so. Be it as it may, if any party in a marriage is heartless and not willing to be married to his or her spouse again and want to go on his separate way other than the reason that Jesus gave is free to do so, everyone will bear the consequence for his or her action towards their marriage. God will not force His will on anyone nor fight with anyone to obey Him. Everyone has free will to choose either to obey God or to disobey Him. Many follow their ways and think that the way they are following is the perfect will of God for them. Everyone must find out from God His original purpose for his life and go back to it if they have derailed from it because of the stubbornness of their hearts. The permissive will of God will bring sorrow and not joy, confusion and not peace. 1 Samuel 8:7-18.


Pastor Samson Adelanke

Twitter:@samsonadelanke



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