THE DISCIPLE'S MARRIAGE

Main Text: Genesis 2:18-25

"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 

 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 

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."

(KJV)

Memory Verse: Gen. 2:18

"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him"

Introduction

Christian marriage is a covenant relationship in which a man and a woman are united together as one in order to accomplish God's purpose for their lives. (Genesis 2:24). The first institution God gave man was the institution of the family. God after creating everything and man in his own image, realized that it was not good for man to be alone. Though he brought the animals to man to name, yet none was found to be suitable for man. God created Eve (a helper suitable to Adam) for man and blessed their union. Man was excited with God’s choice and exclaimed ‘this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh’-Gen. 2:23. God then established pattern of the marriage institution forever-leaving, cleaving, one flesh.

When Christian couples understand this basic foundation, marriage would fulfill the desired purpose of God-companionship.

Points for Discussion

1.     From the main text, how do you understand Christian marriage?

2.    What is the basic function of marriage?

3.    How can this function be achieved in marriage?

4.    How do you understand the verse “the man and his wife were both naked and felt no shame?” Gen. 2:25