Lesson 4: God’s Plan for Marriage

This is lesson four of the NAVIGATING HOME & FAMILY series.

Permanent

• The Witness of the First Marriage (Genesis 2:21-25)
• The Testimony of Christ on Marriage (Matthew 19:3-9)
• The Historical Positions of the Church
  • Permanent
  • Semi-Permanent
    • It is always God's will for marriage to be permanent.
    • God allows exceptions in the case of adultery.
  • Popular
• The Problem of Sin in Marriage
• Church Policy for those Desiring to be Married

Purity

• Purity of the Body (Hebrews 13)
  • Adultery Violates a Sacred Commitment
  • Adultery Destroys a Sacred Trust
  • Adultery pollutes a Sacred Union
• Purity of the Mind (2 Timothy 1:7)
  • Guard the Mind
  • Direct the Mind
  • Renew the Mind
  • Humble the Mind

Primary

• The husband and wife relationship is the first relationship.
• The marriage is the foremost relationship.

Productive

• A Marriage should be Advancing
• A Marriage should be Producing
  • It produces children.
  • It produces financial soundness in the home.
  • It produces love.
  • It produces strong churches.
• A Marriage should be Serving

Procreate (Genesis 1:27-28)

Parallel (teamwork) - A Study on Aquila and Priscilla

Acts 18:2-3

Acts 18:18-19

Acts 18:24-26

Romans 16:3-5

I Corinthians 16:19

II Timothy 4:19