Posts Tagged ‘Marriage’
What the Biblical Home and the Fundamental Baptist Church Have in Common
John Vaughn When Satan skews the illustrations of God’s truth, he is actually working to skew the truth itself. We know that God has ordained marriage to be a committed relationship between one man and one woman, but why? His explanation is clearly given in both Testaments. In Genesis 2:24, we are told, “Therefore (because…
Read MoreA Biblical Perspective of Marriage
Dave Pennington In a day when the definition of marriage is debated, one has to determine what constitutes a marriage. Can a marriage occur between two women or two men? Is it really necessary for people to marry? Why can’t they just live together? What is a marriage anyway? If someone asked a group of…
Read MoreThe Wrong Bridegroom
Doris Fisher Harris The Associated Press carried this story from the Times of India: It was a double wedding. The beautiful brides were veiled. The traditional Hindu ceremony of circling a fire seven times with the groom was carried out in a lawful manner. But when the veils were lifted, the brides realized to their…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Marriage Covenant
John Mincy Note: this article is submitted in connection with our recent Policy Statement on Marriage and Sexual Morality. (The following is an attempt to help a missionary struggling with cultural questions about marriage.) These things are certainly complex because of man’s sinful heart and the sinful culture that he has produced. The Bible teaches…
Read MoreA Few More Thoughts on Gay Marriage
David Potter Note: this article is submitted in connection with our recent Policy Statement on Marriage and Sexual Morality. I wrote some of my thoughts about gay marriage in an earlier post. In light of recent developments I would like to add a few more thoughts.
Read MoreBiblical Sexual Ethics in Light of God’s Institution of Marriage
Mike Harding This article is featured from the current edition of FrontLine Magazine. See here for contents of the current issue and here for subscription information. Definition of Marriage Marriage is the exclusive God-ordained institution between one man (husband) and one woman (wife) in a mutually consented “one-flesh” relationship, consisting of mutually supportive companionship and…
Read MoreYou will be made to care
The Eclectic Web–2013.04.11 Gay Marriage: You will be made to care So says World Magazine’s Marvin Olasky: Already Christians are being harassed by fellow American citizens for not wanting to participate in a gay marriage. The time will come, more quickly than you can imagine, when you will be made to care. … Evil peddles…
Read MoreThoughts on gay marriage
David Potter Having lived in the San Francisco area for almost 20 years, I have had the chance to look at the gay marriage issue from many angles. For instance, one of my students at San Francisco Baptist Seminary died of AIDS. He had contracted the disease before he was saved. I am thankful to…
Read MoreBuilding Trust Relationships
by Don Johnson This article was written for a young man and a young woman who are now the parents of the author’s one and only granddaughter. The author’s good friend and the father of the future bride gave permission to share these thoughts with his daughter as the dating relationship between the young people…
Read MoreJesus on Marriage and Divorce (2): Divorce for Immorality?
by Jim Oesterwind There is a digital fantasyland called Second Life where people live virtual lives because they have become disengaged from the real world. One woman’s husband in the real world asked another woman to become his wife in the virtual world. Imagine the devastation that causes. The ‘virtually abandoned’ wife said that her…
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