MESSAGE – SUNDAY
FAMILY 2/8
WHAT IS MARRIAGE?

1. SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS LESSON
In the last lesson, we saw that before getting married, one should carefully observe the character of the other person and reflect on oneself.

Dating should aim for marriage, with love, commitment, and aligned values. Marriage is a covenant that requires responsibility, adaptation, and seeking God’s guidance.

2. MARRIAGE
Marriage was instituted by God. It is not a human invention.

Genesis 2:28

Marriage involves starting a new life, where you leave the past/single life behind.

Marriage is formed by a man and a woman, who are different people, with different characters, experiences, and cultures.

Marriage should be based on God’s principles.

It is necessary to build marriage day after day and it requires adaptation, which takes time.

3. MARRIAGE IS BUILT ON LOVE

Although sex is part of marriage and is an expression of love, it is not love itself.

To love is not to allow everything, but rather to think of the well-being of the other person.

There are 3 types of love that are necessary in marriage:

– Eros love: physical attraction;

– Phileo love: friendship;

– Agape love: God’s kind of love (unconditional love);

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

4. HIERARCHIES IN THE FAMILY
Changing the divine order in the family means having problems.

The family hierarchy is as follows:

– God;

– Husband: Ephesians 5:22
– Wife: Ephesians 5:25,28
– Children;

– Everyone else;