“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”
This is the section of the Bible that tells us about marriage. Some people try to suggest that the Bible doesn’t require marriage, however, the pattern is established in this section. The first step is to make a public commitment and the second step is to enjoy the benefits. A person is brought up in their parents home and, under God’s Law, are bound to honour their parents and live under their rules. At some stage a person is called upon to make a public commitment to leave his parents home and establish his own home. After the public commitment is made then the people can move in together and begin to establish their own family. Any other way is wrong.
The second issue here concerns our attitude to our spouse and to God. They were both naked and without shame. It is important for every person to have a completely open and honest relationship with God. If we have things in our lives that make us ashamed then we need to confess them before God and open every room of our minds to His cleansing presence.
In our relationship with our spouses it is important to be open as well. Each person tries to keep some secrets but these are better not kept. However, the person keeping the secret is not always in the wrong. If a person is completely honest with another person and the second person uses their honesty as ammunition is the struggle for power in the relationship then the second person is in the wrong.
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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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