Posts with the tag “marriage”

A decline in marriage rates globally has seen an upswing in the popularity of religious celibacy. It's nothing new; some religions have been forbidding marriage for some or all of their adherents for years. What does the Bible say about celibacy?   Read More

Ephesians 5:21 calls Christians to submit "to one another," and then, starting in v. 22, calls wives to submit to their husbands. But if a wife is "one" who submits, who is "another" who does so? Let's dig deep deeper into this text and see the Lord's will for our marriages.   Read More

2 Corinthians 6:14 reads in part, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” Is the yoking Paul has in mind in this passage marriage? Let's open up our Bibles and consider these words in their context.   Read More

When God created man and woman and joined them in marriage, He declared "they shall become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). Two becoming one in marriage is a beautiful concept that God revisited in the New Testament. By reflecting on the New Testament, we can learn both God's original intentions for marriage and the beauty He was prefiguring when He created it.  Read More