Marriage

by Focus on the Family     Where there is anything that’s designed, there is a designer. Whether it’s a truck, building or train — or even marriage — there is always a mastermind behind the masterpiece. God, the mastermind of marriage, also has a plan for how marriage works best. It can be overwhelming […]

Covenant is the fundamental tool that God has designed to order His relationship with mankind. by Dr. David Kyle Foster Part of the understanding of the “Why?” of this mystery can be found in the understanding of covenant, which is the vehicle by which a man and a woman are to establish the lifelong, faithful […]

Find the key to making your marriage flourish — just as God designed. by Carol Heffernan It’s easy to think that only “other people” get divorced. That your own marriage is somehow immune to heartache, infidelity and fights over who gets the house, the car, the dog. After all, how many of us would walk […]

Is marriage an old-fashioned, outmoded institution? Is it merely a piece of paper, having no real impact on our lives? by Glenn Stanton Researchers are finding that marriage has a much greater impact in our lives than many have assumed. This is especially true in the area of adult health and well-being. Sociologist Linda Waite […]

God desires that we develop and nurture a personal, interactive relationship with Him. by Dr. David Kyle Foster God desires that we develop and nurture a personal, interactive relationship with Him. When you marry someone, you don’t go live in separate houses and never talk to each other from that day forward, do you? That’s […]

We need to live our lives knowing that we have been created for intimate union with God. by Dr. David Kyle Foster We, as born again believers, need to live our lives in the knowledge of the fact that God has married us, both corporately, as the Body of Christ, and individually, as sons and […]

Marriage is the full expression and design of God’s image in human beings. by Dr. David Kyle Foster In Genesis we read: And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” . . . So the Lord God caused the man […]

God calls us to a renewed life, but it still takes patience, sacrifice, discipline and compassion. by Daniel L. Weiss “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…” These words are as familiar to us as “Once upon a time …”— and, unfortunately, sometimes as insignificant. Many—including some Christians—consider the Bible’s creation to […]

Additional resources addressing the foundations of marriage Popular questions on this topic: How important is the spiritual aspect of a marriage relationship? Is there an example of a culture in which marriage waned and brought on serious consequences? Why should I bother getting married? What can I do to prevent an affair in my marriage? […]

I INTRODUCTION Marriage, socially recognized and approved union between individuals, who commit to one another with the expectation of a stable and lasting intimate relationship. It begins with a ceremony known as a wedding, which formally unites the marriage partners. A marital relationship usually involves some kind of contract, either written or specified by tradition, […]