Marriage

MARRIAGE: A GIFT FROM GOD.

• Genesis 2:18–24: The first marriage—a gift of God from Eden.
• John 2:1–10: Jesus celebrated marriage with His presence and a miracle.

HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14: Believers should marry believers.
• Ephesians 5:22–24: How wives should relate to their husbands.
• Ephesians 5:25–30: How husbands should relate to their wives.
• Ephesians 5:31: Couples should leave their parents and become one flesh together.
• Ephesians 5:33: Couples should demonstrate mutual love and respect.

WHAT JESUS TAUGHT ABOUT DIVORCE.

• Matthew 5:31, 32: Jesus teaches on divorce.
• Matthew 19:3–9: Further teaching of Jesus on marriage and divorce.
• 1 Corinthians 7:10, 11: Reconciliation, not divorce, is God’s will for a troubled marriage.

FAMILY: PARENTS AND CHILDREN.

• Deuteronomy 6:6–9: Parents to diligently teach children God’s law and will.
• Proverbs 22:6: Train a child in the right way, and later the child will not depart from it.
• Ephesians 6:1–4: Children should obey and honor their parents.