Marriage

The Best Part of Life
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The Importance of Marriage - continued...
Notice that in this scripture God shows that the natural comes first. The spiritual is then given after the natural. Also, taking a further look at marriage, God points out that at the end of time, before he comes back, men shall be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until Jesus comes.

"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were EATING and DRINKING, MARRYING AND GIVING IN MARRIAGE, UNTIL THE DAY THAT NOE ENTERED INTO THE ARK. And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; SO SHALL ALSO THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN BE."    Matthew 24:34-39

Notice the conditions that God says would exist right before he returns. These scriptures portray that the act of getting married would not be taken seriously by men. The emphasis and importance that God places on the marriage will be ignored by man. Men will see marriage as a haphazard venture. If we are not careful, we will let our christian marriages fall into this same condition. Satan's divorce trap will greatly diminish our chances of raising up the godly seed that God talks about in Malachi 2:14-15.

"Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the WIFE of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the WIFE of thy covenant. And did not he make ONE? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore ONE? THAT HE MIGHT SEEK A GODLY SEED. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the WIFE of his youth."    Malachi 2:14-15

We need to make sure that we do not drift into the ways of the world.

• The Importance of Marriage
• Holding Onto The Best Part
• God is our Witness
• God Ordained and Instituted the Marriage
• Marriage Must be Entered in Truth
• We are to Separate from our Relatives