God's design for marriage, roles, love, and building a Christ-centered union
The Bible presents marriage as a sacred covenant between one man and one woman, designed by God in Genesis 2:24: "A man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Ephesians 5 describes marriage as reflecting Christ's love for the church, with mutual submission, sacrificial love, and respect as foundations.
Understanding marriage as God created it from the beginning.
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
— Genesis 2:24 (ESV)
"What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
— Mark 10:9 (ESV)
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord."
— Proverbs 18:22 (ESV)
Biblical guidance on how husbands and wives should love and serve each other.
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
— Ephesians 5:25 (ESV)
"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church."
— Ephesians 5:22-23 (ESV)
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (ESV)
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