GOD’S PLAN FOR MARRIAGE
By Rod
Marriage is nearly as old as the
human race. It was ordained by the
Creator Himself. It was God’s will that
a man and a woman become one in marriage. No provision was made for either polygamy or
divorce. Marriage was intended by God to
be for life (Genesis
It was not long, however, until men
departed from God’s original plan. Polygamy began to be practiced (Genesis
2:14-16).
When Jesus came into the world and gave His law for all mankind, He did not give a new and different law of marriage. Instead He called mankind back to God’s original plan (Matthew 19:3-12). His commandment, “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” is still God’s will for us today!
The Lord allowed only one cause for
divorce. This cause is sexual
unfaithfulness on the part of one’s marriage partner. Fornication on the part of a marriage partner
gives the innocent partner the right to divorce and remarry. But no such privilege is given to the guilty
partner. To divorce and remarry for
other than the one Scriptural cause is to commit adultery. To marry one who has been divorced who was not
the innocent party is to commit adultery (Matthew
19:9;
The home is the basic unit of society. It is the function of the home to provide companionship, the satisfaction of basic human needs and the rearing and training of children. The community, the church, and the nation can only be strong when the home is strong. Many evil forces seek to destroy the home today. Among these evil forces are easy divorce laws, sexual immorality, false views of woman’s role in society, but most of all, ignorance of, and a failure to obey God’s law of marriage which is given in the Bible.
God’s people must never compromise
God’s will on marriage! We have no right
to change God’s requirements! In a day
when the world increasingly accepts divorce and remarriage for almost any
cause, God’s people must stand out as lights shining in darkness (Philippians
Let us never forget or forsake the divine admonition: “Let marriage be had in honour among all, and let the bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4, American Standard Version, 1901 edition). God’s plan for marriage is still “one man, one wife, for life!”
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