Marriage is a covenant

Contemporary society does not have time to hold such an attitude , it comes to lay down their lives. But it is even more important to Christians , they want in their marriage faithfully represent Christ and his church relationship. Many times in our lives than we have witnessed verbal language more effective. As the Old Testament prophets , we can not only words , you can send with predicted behavior .

Before talking about the role of the husband , I must first establish a foundation , so , I have to talk about marriage, because only through marriage , men who could be her husband .

There are three important human beings , the eternal nature of the relationship:

1 . The relationship between believers and God
2 . The relationship between husband and wife
3 . The relationship between believers

Children as the fruit of marriage between men and women also included within this agreement , this is about their parents set before God 's .

Each of these three relations is a basis of a relationship is about , about the Bible, described the most serious and committed the most binding form . No one about , the principles can not by covenant to establish long-term relationship.

There are two main Bible verses prove that marriage is a about . First we look at Proverbs 2 16-17 :

" It will save you from the adulteress , is that flatters with her words . who has left the partner of her youth , forget the Covenant of God . "

This verse that the woman is unfaithful to her husband, forget or destroy her and the man set the marriage before God . Shows that marriage is a set of men and women before God one about .

In addition, the book of Malachi , God said about the nature of marriage . Israel has complained: "We are always in prayer , we are always in the house of God why you do not respond to our prayers ? " Malachi 2 14 is God's answer:

"You said that this is why . because the Lord in you and the wife of your youth, the middle of a witness. Although she is your spouse , your covenant wife is , you have dealt treacherously with her . "

Speaking of God in these verses for her husband to " false " to be their wives - to use modern language , that they deceive their wives. God said: "The number of times you pray or you spend time in the church is not important . If you are unfaithful to your wife of the Covenant , I would not listen to your prayers . " God declared that such people are breach of contract People.

Therefore , regardless of sex , marital infidelity is a ruined about . This is why the sin of adultery is more serious than adultery . Fornication two unmarried relationship with someone who is immoral , is itself the crime , but this is not about destroying one . The destruction of a rape is about the immoral behavior , which is why it is more seriousWeight of a sin.

　Mystery about

One is about the mysteries of God . Unless the use of revelation, no one can really understand. Only God can make us understand what is about to take the Bible . The poet said:

" Lord and fear him close . he will own about instructing them . " Psalm 25 14

So , about a mystery of God , he only to those who fear him inspiration . The fear of God are those who can understand some of the people entering .

22-31 in Ephesians 5 , Paul said, and his wife, the marriage relationship between Christ and his Church of the relationship between pre- form or expression . Then he added : "This is a great mystery " (No. 23 ) . We need to understand Paul in this passage in the Bible the word used in the special meaning of the mystery .

That era were popular so-called " mystery religions . " The religion has a special secret , the mystery only to those who passed the rigorous checking procedures for people to know . Unless you formally join , otherwise you can not know their secret . Therefore, when Paul describes marriage is a mystery , he means that , unless we first experience a reasonable admission procedures , otherwise we will not understand its true nature . This procedure is to use the wedding , a couple entered with God , and each other about the relationship. Only when they are willing to make such a committed , they can begin to discover the true nature of marriage . Who do not want to meet the conditions of both men and women , they can experience the law of marriage and physical aspects , but its true nature is still closed to them , it is still a mystery - a mystery.

We should remember that marriage is not just one level of a social contract , at first , marriage is primarily a biblical concept . To enter into this mystery of marriage , we must first understand the Bible "about " the meaning of the word . So, simply examine what about the principle of the Bible would be helpful .

　　About the principles of

We turn from the Psalms , Hebrews , and seen in Genesis about God 's revelation .

Following this revelation from scripture Psalms preoccupied with what kind of people contracting :

" His call to the heavens , in order to judge his people , saying, gather my saints come to me , that is, those with the sacrifice with me about the people. " Psalm 50 4-5

Who is God's holy people? Bible said that his contract with the sacrifices of the people . Approximately must be based on each sacrifice .

In Hebrew , you actually say about cutting , not contract . " cut " the word implies a sharp knife and bloodshed. It further reminds us about is the need for sacrifice , and sacrifice requires blood - life 's discarded .

16-17 in Hebrews , the writer says about or testament only when people die before they take effect . But the " testament " in the original Greek word is "about " the word . These two verses point out some of the other important facts:

" Where testament , testament to wait until someone dies leaving . ( testament is the same text with some words ) as dead , in force only if the testament of the still remaining , that testament is also useful You ? "

So , when you contract , you are actually signing your own death certificate , this is a serious matter , is committed to the end of .

Look at some of the real life of Abraham Chi . Lord and Abraham have a very good personal relationship . One night , the Lord instructed Abraham , he would give him the land of Canaan for industry . Abraham said to him : "How can I know it must for the industry? " (Genesis 15 8) God to cut him about the response to Abraham .

This shows that God is everything is about the end of the committed . When God set a about , he would not be necessary to further what other expressed .

About the cut this time , God commanded Abraham to do something at that time in the Middle East on behalf of the habit of making things : kill a number of offering , and then split each sample divided into two halves , one half in front half to locate , and then contracting parties in the middle Passed . The Bible does not say when Abraham 's sacrifice in the middle come open , but it describes how to do the Lord :

"Sunset and darkness had a smoking furnace and burning of the torch from the pieces in the crossing. " Genesis 15 17

God in the burning of the torch in through the offering of the pieces . Hebrews 29 reminds us that : "Our God is a consuming fire . "

After offering the pieces, what does that mean? It means that when you walk through the offering, and witness the dead body, you said: "That death is my death . From now on, I tell myself is dead, but as I entered about a man with live . " Abraham gave up his life , and in covenant with God to live . But remember , God gave Abraham the same thing .

About any of the parties can take each other for all that . For this contract, then the Lord said to Abraham, in fact true : "I want your son , Joseph , your only son , the son of who you are faithful to his instructions to you in my place for my For the Festival . " (see Genesis 22 2).

Abraham is a covenant people. He did not argue , do not delay . He responded: " Well, God , I am here, I will go to that place , I would offer that sacrifice . " So the next morning that he would move off the designated areas .

Precisely at the last moment , when Abraham was hands the knife to insert the body of his son , the Lord said to him : "Well, Abraham , you do not do this . If you do not leave your son to not only To me, now I know you fear me. " That is about !

But the story did not ended up . After almost two years , the Lord said : " Abraham and his descendants need a sacrifice, only one person can be a sacrifice that is my son. Abraham to offer his son to me , now I want to offer him my Son. " It was Morrison Hill set about some of the other half . God the Father , where access to success is about the commitment, he put his son , Jesus Christ for the sins on the offer , as a last resort , all prepared by the festival .

With this understanding , history is God and his people about the set of all real- Chi . We can not stress about the importance and seriousness are not excessive .

Now we come to this point about the use of marriage . When a time when the Christian men and women get married , they join in the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross , both Xiang Paul said in Galatians 2 20 : "I have been crucified with Jesus , now is no longer alive I, but Christ lives in me . "

Once they committed to do so after each other , each turned to face the cross . Husband said : "When I read that sacrifice , I died. I lay down his life , now I have my wife which live out my life, she is my life 's performance. " wives say the same thing : "When I read that offering, I'm dead . Since I no longer live for themselves but for the covenant, and who I live . " for each other to lay down their lives. That is the basis of Christian marriage , that marriage can only basis for true success .

However , such an attitude with the attitude of many people today just the opposite . That is why so many piles of dissolution of marriage 's sake . Today too many people entering a marriage, I thought : What are the benefits I get from here ? It will not work. Bible 's attitude is : I was given what ? It worked !

The purpose of marriage

Adam did not think the matter of marriage , he even did not know he needed a wife. The idea of marriage comes from God , all of our Organization and its ultimate intentions are set down by the gods .

God 's purpose for marriage is the unity between spouses . But the Bible is very clear that the real unity of mankind is only one basis , whether male or female , it is about , the Bible describes marriage , said this :

" Therefore shall a man leave his father and his wife, and two become one flesh . " Genesis 2 24

Marriage , the key is two words : leave the joint . If you do not leave , you can not joint . If you do not want the background taken concurrently in charge of your parents and make a new start , you never reach your spouse truly joint .

In some cultures , marriage is usually not successful because the culture teaches man and his parents should be joint , not with his wife jointly . That he stop his wife sincerely heartfelt .

We need to recognize that marriage as depicted in the Bible is not a social custom or culture. Many different social customs into the wedding , or how to decide how to celebrate the wedding . For example, in Israel , the Jews celebrate the wedding to comply with a set of social practices , to comply with another set of Arabs , Amelia who has to comply with their set , which is reasonable . However, the basic essence of marriage is the beginning of human history, God decided to down : a man leaves his parents , went with his wife jointly . It was a man and a woman to reach the only basis for true unity .

There is also a misunderstanding of marriage is very common today . Many behaviors are shown as if marriage is a test . It was a mistake. Marriage is a commitment, not a trial , said trial marriage , as a " trial committed " itself is self-contradictory. Only through mutual commitment, God can release the joint between a pair of men and women need the grace of life .

　　Predict the nature of marriage

God of the Bible there is a gratifying fact that he likes his own revelation to humanity . God's self- revelation of God gave to us under one of the most valuable treasures . This revelation is the arrival of the main channel of the Bible , but the greater privilege is when God not only chose to enlighten us and himself alone , he also help us by himself.

Old Testament prophets of God so often with his own revelation . In order to warn approaching the captivity of Judah nation , God commanded Jeremiah to a yoke on his neck (see Jeremiah 27 2). In order to describe the army of Jerusalem is about to be captive to Babylon , God commanded Ezekiel to dig through a wall , acted like a person to escape from the besieged city of the same (see Ezekiel 12 4-5 ) . Antonio God for forgiveness of the great love of Israel , he commanded Hosea to marry with a prostitute (see Hosea 1 2). We can list many similar examples.

Therefore , we see that prophecy is not only speak a message , you can also come out with acts of presentation . It would appear that Christian marriage accompanied by a wonderful prophecy of the characteristics of marriage .

First of all , a personal relationship between men and women shows that a relationship can produce only about a joint .

But the true Christian marriage, to convey the second , and better information. 25 in Ephesians 5 , Paul said: " Husbands , love your wives , just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up . " Christians have the privilege of a husband to his wife that the Church of Christ that his self-sacrificing love.

On the other hand , 24 in Ephesians 5 , Paul said: "The church submits to Christ , so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything . " A Christian wife in the relationship with her husband also have the corresponding privileges , that the Church of Christ - the respect due to her love of the Lord .

Modern society does not have time to accommodate this attitude , it comes to lay down their lives. But it is even more important to Christians , they want in their marriage faithfully represent Christ and his church relationship. Many times in our lives than we have witnessed verbal language more effective. As the Old Testament prophets , we can not only words , you can send with predicted behavior .