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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
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What are your views of God's view of marriage?
- Thread starter reba
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- Apr 22, 2011
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The purpose of marriage is found in Genesis 2:18
Gods will for woman was to be a helpmate to the man in every way, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically. She was also created to bare the generations to come. A woman was not greater or less than the man, but was his equal.
For any marriage to work one should study 2 Corinthians 6:14 be ye not unequally yoked together with non-believers for what fellowship hath righteous with unrighteous, and what communion has light with darkness. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ then you need to choose a mate that also believes in the faith of Christ.
#73 in the 613 Mosaic laws: Not to withhold food, clothing or conjugal rights from a wife (Ex. 21:10)
According to the Torah and the Talmud, a man was permitted to marry more than one wife, but a woman could not marry more than one man. Although polygyny was permitted, it was never common. The Talmud never mentions any rabbi with more than one wife. Around 1000 C.E., Ashkenazic Jewry banned polygyny because of pressure from the predominant Christian culture. It continued to be permitted for Sephardic Jews in Islamic lands for many years. To the present day, Yemenite and Ethiopian Jews continue to practice polygyny; however, the modern state of Israel allows only one wife. Those who move to Israel with more than one wife are permitted to remain married to all of the existing wives, but cannot marry additional ones.
Gods will for woman was to be a helpmate to the man in every way, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically. She was also created to bare the generations to come. A woman was not greater or less than the man, but was his equal.
For any marriage to work one should study 2 Corinthians 6:14 be ye not unequally yoked together with non-believers for what fellowship hath righteous with unrighteous, and what communion has light with darkness. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ then you need to choose a mate that also believes in the faith of Christ.
#73 in the 613 Mosaic laws: Not to withhold food, clothing or conjugal rights from a wife (Ex. 21:10)
According to the Torah and the Talmud, a man was permitted to marry more than one wife, but a woman could not marry more than one man. Although polygyny was permitted, it was never common. The Talmud never mentions any rabbi with more than one wife. Around 1000 C.E., Ashkenazic Jewry banned polygyny because of pressure from the predominant Christian culture. It continued to be permitted for Sephardic Jews in Islamic lands for many years. To the present day, Yemenite and Ethiopian Jews continue to practice polygyny; however, the modern state of Israel allows only one wife. Those who move to Israel with more than one wife are permitted to remain married to all of the existing wives, but cannot marry additional ones.
- Apr 22, 2011
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Gary, if I knew way back then in 1974 what I do now I would not have gone through two divorces, but now I am almost 17 years with my gift from God (Steve) as Christ is the center of our marriage.
- Mar 11, 2014
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marriage is deeper then that. I believe that its a reflection of how at times god loves us despite how unworthy we are to be loved. lets be honest. sometime the husband can be a jerk and the wife as well and the person that isn't decides to love that person anyway. think about. that person knows you and decides to love despite all that they know about you. if that aint an image of the nature of god I frankly don't know what is.
not saying that those that are married for decades are happy, some stay because they are trapped but many do stay in love that long and work out the problems, and fall deeper in love with each other from the trials.
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the Chassidic jews, im not sure what they say about polygamy. I know that they will verify which group does practice polygamy which the Sephardic don't as they follow but aren't obligated by the same rabbi as the askenazic. the other groups im not sure.