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| The Sanctity of Marriage |
| 03.13.04 (12:05 pm) [edit] |
It was a moment of creative brilliance surpassing all others--the Divine Artist completing His masterwork.
[b]Male.[/b]
[b]Female.[/b]
[b]Two.[/b]
[b]One.[/b]
A union that would pass the gift of life to others in their likeness. And in His.
The fruit of their love: Intimacy, life, unspeakable beauty.
A perfect portrait revealing the very heart of God.
[b]Marraige . . . God's Masterpiece[/b]
Marriage was God's idea. He defined it as a covenent between one man and one woman for a lifetime. A sacred pledge weaving two lives into one. Marriage is a portrait of the passionate intimacy God seeks with us.
Marriage is a mystery that's about something far more significant than the happiness of one man or one woman. Each union is a portrait of something bigger--an icon that tells a larger story.
But what exactly is marriage? Many consider it little more than a piece of paper; a contract between two individuals who may or may not decide to break trust. Others see it as a symbol of discrimination because, they say, it elevates traditional couples over alternative relationships--homosexual , lesbian or polygamous. Such debates have created confusion.
Put simply, marriage is a religious institution that has been defined and ordained by God himself. It's a holy covenant between one man and one woman, legally recognized by the state in order to acknowledge and support the sacred nature of something ordained during the very act of creation. When two become one, a family is formed: a divinely ordained union.
And while not every child has the benefit of a mommy and daddy due to divorce and other difficult circumstances, it's clearly the model to celebrate rather than one to resent or attack.
[b]"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24).[/b]
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Focus on the Family's brio magazine, March 2004
Page 21
www.briomag.com for more information about the topic
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