GENESIS 2:18-25 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The pattern of marriage
Matthew 19:3-9
A) Marriage is heterosexual
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ‘Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practise homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.’
Rachel Gilson ‘Born Again This Way?’, Sam Allberry ‘Is God Anti-Gay?’
B) Marriage is public
C) Marriage is permanent
D) Marriage is physical
1 Corinthians 6:16 ‘Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For as it is written ‘The two will become one flesh.’
For further discussion and prayer
How is God’s pattern for marriage different from what we see in our society?
If you’re married be honest- what are the implications of this sermon for you?
If you’re not married- how does this sermon encourage you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?