We date or marry to fulfill scripture. Gen 1: 27-28 God created us with marriage in our make up. He created man and added marriage.
Everyone has that desire to marry.
“So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 NLT
“Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”” Genesis 1:28 NLT
“Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.” Genesis 2:18-25 NLT 1. The essence Dating is to find a suitable helper. And the essence of marriage is to work together with the suitable help to achieve Gods purpose. 2. It is also to solve the problem of loneliness. God himself saw that man was alone. And decided that it was not good. ◦ Gods purpose is for us to be fruitful, multiply and reign over the earth. And in his own wisdom he decided that he create a man and a woman to fulfill this purpose.
◦ We didn’t marry to wear rings and show is off, we didn’t marry to wear the same clothes and come to church or go out, we didn’t marry to buy a land and build a house. God brought us together to do something that will have an impact on the bigger picture.
◦ The man was given an assignment and the woman was created to help him fulfill the assignment. Every man has within him an assignment to fulfill and if the man can identify that assignment and share with the woman and the woman can also accept that she came to help and not to lead. The essence of marriage will be fulfilled. There must a be vision the two of you are following.
◦ The essence of marriage is to create a new family, a new unit that serves God. You leave your father and mother and become a responsible man or woman independent of your parents and you start a new life. Marriage is founded on the transformation of all other relationships. You leave your parents, siblings, friends and colleagues and you cling solely to each other, so that the two of you may concentrate on the assignment God has for you. The man being like Christ and woman being the church. Is to make you responsible. Eph 5:22-30
✓ “Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of you Yesr youth. “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty, ” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.””
Malachi 2:15-16 NLT The Essence of marriage is to pass on your faith to your children. God is more concerned about the children coming into the faith and so links it to divorce. When you break the marriage you break the children. You destroy their faith. Evangelism starts from home you must ensure that your faith is practically passed on, by living together as good Christians.
◦ The essence of dating is to find a person who can come along you to fulfill the purpose of marriage. Not to enjoy yourselves and be having sex. But to decide and be sure that coming together will help fulfill Gods purpose for marriage.
The Essence of Dating and marriage
We date or marry to fulfill scripture.
Gen 1: 27-28
God created us with marriage in our make up.
He created man and added marriage.
Everyone has that desire to marry.
“So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
Genesis 1:27 NLT
“Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.””
Genesis 1:28 NLT
“Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.”
Genesis 2:18-25 NLT
1. The essence Dating is to find a suitable helper. And the essence of marriage is to work together with the suitable help to achieve Gods purpose.
2. It is also to solve the problem of loneliness. God himself saw that man was alone. And decided that it was not good.
◦ Gods purpose is for us to be fruitful, multiply and reign over the earth. And in his own wisdom he decided that he create a man and a woman to fulfill this purpose.
Malachi 2:15-16 NLT
The Essence of marriage is to pass on your faith to your children. God is more concerned about the children coming into the faith and so links it to divorce. When you break the marriage you break the children. You destroy their faith. Evangelism starts from home you must ensure that your faith is practically passed on, by living together as good Christians.
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