Biblical marriage is a good looking representation of the wedding of Christ to his Church. “My soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the clothes of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest” (Isaiah 61:10).
Revelation 19:7 echoes this Old Testament verse with its joyous tone: “Let us rejoice and exult and provides him the glory, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready.”
Christian churches typically encourage a person and a girl to not live together before they get married, and never to forgo the ceremony. A marriage doesn’t need to be expensive, but declaring vows in front of other people provides accountability to everyone.
Husband and wife are actually accountable to one another and to the Body of Christ. If one party openly engages in sins and a member of the church witnesses the activity, that member has the responsibility of declaring the reality and leading this person back to the cross.
My brothers, if anyone amongst you wanders from the reality and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and can cover a large number of sins (James 5:19-20).
Married couples may also turn out to be mentors to younger brides and grooms. Their relationship is designed to be an expression of the connection between an individual and his or her Savior, one wherein there may be grace, forgiveness, mercy, gentleness, loyalty, humility, generosity, trustworthiness, and so forth.
Marriage is an ideal friendship, and the Bible has quite a bit to say about it, but much of what’s written is taken out of context or missed in the fashionable world, resulting in the proliferation of damaging lies. Here are five myths about biblical marriage.
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