Marriage Must Honour and Glorify the Originator

MARRIAGE MUST HONOUR

AND GLORIFY

THE ORIGINATOR

We must glorify God in our marriages. It is Him who or

instituted the same and He knows all about it.

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WE WERE CREATED FOR GOD'S GLORY

We see that God created us for His

glory.

We can correctly conclude that the

purpose for our existence is to

GLORIFY GOD.

• Isaiah 43:7 God said, "Everyone who

is called by My name, whom I have

created for My glory; I have formed

him, yes, I have made him."

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Some people will not allow

themselves to be placed under

the control of God or anyone else.

God knows what is best for us

and we should submit to His will.

He understands our situations

and is in control.

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He created us; He knows what we

need. We must not merely live the way

we WANT. God is glorified when we

live the way we SHOULD. God teaches

us through the Bible the way we

SHOULD live. He wants us to do His

will, knowing that we will only find true

happiness by serving Him.

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We can please God only by

discovering through His Word

what HE wants us to do and what

He wants us to be. To please God

and have a meaningful and happy

life, we must live to serve God

through doing His will to

accomplish the purpose for our

existence

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Some people serve God only out

of fear. We must learn to WANT to

serve God because of our love for

Him. After we learn how to love,

then we will WANT to do what we

OUGHT to do in spite of our

failures.

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God created you to honor and

glorify Him. He created you to love

and serve Him. He created you to

love and serve other people.

When we love God and others we

are bringing glory to Him. When

we serve God and others we are

glorifying Him.

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HENCE OUR MARRIAGE IS FOR GOD'S

GLORY

If you are married, then the most

important person that God has

placed in your life for you to love

and serve is your spouse. The

husband and wife must serve and

love each other in order for God

to be glorified by their marriage.

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When the marriage is not

following God's rules, then the

family is not honoring God. We

must bring glory to God, who is

the Creator of marriage.

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Stronger marriages build stronger

countries or nations. Stronger

families build stronger churches

and stronger communities.

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We want our country to be a stronger nation. We want our neighborhood to be a community of happier people. We want the church to have better families. We can build stronger families only by starting with husbands and wives who are striving to serve God and each other.

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Good Christian families serve as

examples for other families.

Husbands and wives who treat

each other with kindness and

respect are good role models for

others and they glorify God

through their lives.

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When people see how happy a Christian couple is, they are eager to learn what it is that causes this great happiness. This gives the Christian couple an opportunity to tell others about Jesus Christ. The couple can tell how God's love for them and their love for God helps them to love each other more.

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A husband and wife are sexually

attracted to each other. This is

God's design. This permits them

to enjoy each other physically.

This also causes the world to

continue to be populated as

children are born to married

people.

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The husband is commanded to

love his wife and the wife is

commanded to love her husband.

The husband and wife may

sacrifice time, material things, or

just their own desires in order to

provide for the comfort and needs

of the other spouse.

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God is glorified when homes are formed by a man and woman getting married according to the laws of the country in which they live. God is glorified when this husband and wife become spiritually united through their love for and commitment to Jesus Christ.

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God is glorified when children are

born to families in which both the

mother and father are physically

and spiritually present in the

home. God is glorified when the

children are encouraged to serve

God through the examples set by

their parents.

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Such Christian parents give their

children hope that they, too, can

live happy Christian lives

dedicated to God.

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1 Corinthians 16:13-14

‘Watch, stand fast in the faith, be

brave, be strong. Let all that you

do be done with love’. (NKJV)

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THE HUSBAND AND WIFE

MUST WORK OUT THEIR

MARRIAGE TOGETHER TO

GLORIFY GOD. Hence they

must:

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1. The husband and wife must be

watchful – they observe, they

stand guard against that which

would destroy the home, they

persevere. They study the world

and perceive trends. They both

anticipate dangers and

opportunities.

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2. The husband and wife must

stand firm in the faith – they

stand rather than being unstable;

they stand rather than run. Both

must stand on truth with a

worldview giving them both

purpose and courage.

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3. The husband and wife must act in boldness and gentleness, influencing and shaping those at home. They don’t put themselves first but put the rest of the family first. They are servants and not masters. They lead from the front: “First in the attack and last in the retreat.”

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4. The husband and wife are both

strong – others can count on

them. They have enough strength

to share and embolden others.

They must protect and provide for

household by using their

strengths and abilities.

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5. The husband and wife must do

everything in love – they’re tough

on issues and tender with family

members. The best leadership

they can provide is love.

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FINALLY

When all is done well, glory and honour return to the originator of the marriage institution. He knows the bolts and nuts of marriage. We must allow Him to take charge and at the end we say ‘GLORY AND HONOR BELONGS TO GOD FOR ALLOWING US TO ENJOY OUR MARRIAGE’.

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