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Understanding Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in Biblical Context God’s Original Plan for Marriage Companionship and Unity: Marriage was established by God as a union between one man and one woman, reflecting His image: “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:26-27) “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) Under God’s ideal plan, marriage signifies a lifelong covenant characterized by intimacy, love, and mutual support. Purpose of Marriage: Marriage serves to advance God’s ...

  Romans 10   1.    2 Timothy 2:15 A.       Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2.    When were Chapters and verses introduced into the Bible as we know them today? A.       Chapters were introduced in the 13 th century by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton,   Verses in the 16 th century by a French printer by the name of Robert Estienne. B.       This is important because much of what Chapter 10 tells us is brought into context from the ending of 9:30-33 as when it was originally written, it was one continuous document.                   A.             Skandalon – Stumbling block/rock of offense – ensnare or entr...

In todays society, we as believers are quick to call ourselves Christians, and ultimately, we would not be entirely wrong, however, it is my belief that we need to go a slight step further.     There are many denominations, practices, and yes even false teachers that claim the title of a Christian, but what are they really teaching? Luke writes in Acts “But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets” Acts 24:14 My understanding is that the early church described in Acts was more aligned as a sect of Judaism than its own religion. This sect differed from standard Judaism due to the fact that they believed (rightfully so) that the prophecies of the Old Testament (which are still the basis for Judaism) had come to fruition, to include the coming of Jesus Christ. There are still those in the Jewish community that fall under this ...

  For the parents out there..specifically the dads but essentially the message is the same across the board.   Where did you learn to be a dad? Was it watching your own father? Are you an identical image of how is parenting was? Are you the complete opposite? Being a reader on this blog, I would like to think we all share some form of parenting skills that align with our religious morals, but I know that may not have been the case of our, quite literal, forefathers.   Our family is currently going through some stressful times, albeit, not life threatening or the like, but stressful nonetheless. Some of these situations require us to be patient while we wait on other entities to make decisions that we ultimately have no control over. Some of these situations require two children under the age of 6 to remain still, calm, and patient, while mom and dad decide what’s best to do for the family next. As you can imagine, that usually only leads to more stressful times and, unfor...