MARRIAGE GOES BEYOND COHABITATION :IT'S A MYSTICAL UNION
Matt 19:7-10 NIV..”The disciples said
to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better
not to marry."
Under the Old Testament women
were considered as spoils of war. They were seen as objects of pleasure, the
scriptures says in Deut 21:11-14 “ And suppose you see among the captives a
beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her…. ” But if
you marry her and she does not please you, you must let her go free. You may
not sell her or treat her as a slave, for you have humiliated her” Based on
this, women are considered inferior to their male counterparts.
Every male was conceived by a female just like a mango tree produces fruits;
therefore, it is illogical to say that the fruit is superior to the tree t. In the beginning, God cloned a woman out of a man’s body part therefore
none is inferior to the other. Societies that encourage women oppression never
attain their full potentials. Women definitely have something to offer.The oppression of women is a sign of insecurity by men.
Under the dispensation of grace, women have
equal rights with men (Gal 3:28) . Men can also be held liable in the event of
infidelity unlike in the Old Testament where he could have as many women as
he so pleased. This makes a case against polygamy; if polygamy is to be
accepted then women should be given the right to marry more than one husband. The
married woman has equal matrimonial rights as much as the man according to the
marriage covenant that binding them ,it is against this backdrop
that Jesus said in Matthew 19:9 "And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marries
her which is put away doth committeth
adultery." Adultery is sex (physical or imagined) (Matt5:28) outside one’s
marriage covenant as ordained by God.
The word ‘fornication’ is the Greek
word ‘porneia’ from where we get the word pornography and it means harlotry (including
adultery and incest): and figuratively, idolatry. God likens sex to worship (
Jer.3:90). Unconsciously, our sex partner becomes our object of worship and affect our devotion to God.
Jesus
Christ in Matt19:9 says the man who
puts his wife away except on the grounds of fornication (sexual
immorality, idolatry)
is responsible for creating the opportunity for his wife’s infidelity:
this is often caused by emotional adultery( flirting) by men
(Matt5:28) and the man who marries the estranged woman becomes guilty of adultery. Jesus said Matt 19:11 KJV “All men cannot receive
this saying, save they to whom it is given.” This means those who argue against
this truth make themselves vulnerable to adultery. In marriage, couples exist
as one flesh (Mk 10:8) thus if the wife is guilty, the husband is automatically
guilty. Couples have a role to play in the fidelity of their partner This was the reason the disciples rejected the idea of marriage
(Matt19:10) because they never considered themselves equal to women. According to Matt 19:9 the husband ,his estranged wife and her lover are guilty of adultery . This is what pornography seeks to promote therefore , those seeking for a healthy marriage must avoid it. Marriage is sacred, precious, pure, and permanent. It is a final, irrevocable commitment that marks the end of selfish desires by the parties involved and requires the daily guidance of the Holy Ghost through regular prayer for one's spouse.As you receive Jesus Christ as lord and saviour and read this now, receive grace for integrity in your relationship in Jesus name.
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