Divorce is something that is extremely common. One cannot go anywhere without meeting someone who is divorced, in the process of divorce, or thinking about getting a divorce. Statistics of America state that about 41-50% of all marriages will end in divorce. The average length of a marriage in the United States is seven years.... Continue Reading →
Marriage: The Wife’s Role
Thank you for continuing this look at marriage from a biblical perspective. In the past few articles we looked at what marriage is and is not, and we looked at the husband's role in a marriage. Now I will look at the wife's role. In the beginning God had created the heavens and the earth.... Continue Reading →
Marriage: The Husband’s Role
With having established what a marriage is and what it is not, I will begin to look at the people in the marriage. The first will be the husband. I have chosen to look at the role of the husband first because it is he that the bible begins talking about first in Genesis. After... Continue Reading →
Marriage Vows: I Do
One of the things that people look forward to in going to a wedding ceremony is waiting for the marriage vows to be said. When the vows are said, it completes the marriage ceremony and the couple are then married. It becomes official. Although there is nothing in the bible about having to say a... Continue Reading →
Marriage: What Is Marriage?
In order to begin to look at marriage we have to start with defining what marriage is. Over history throughout the world there has been different meanings of what marriage is and is not. While individuals and even the world as a whole defines marriage in multiple ways, there has to be an ultimate authority... Continue Reading →