marriage

Praises to you in public Lord Jesus, My love for You be known! My confessed love shown! Lord GOD Jesus Christ, My husband, my delight! Forever and ever, praises sung, Voices of love in eternal abode! O Bridegroom my joy forever, Jesus my GOD my love eternal! I love You, I love You, I love You...

Gal 4: 21 Tell me, you who are bent on being under the Law, do you not listen to [what] the Law [really says]? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman [Hagar] and one by the free woman [Sarah]. 23 But the child of the slave woman was born according to the flesh...

1 Cor 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified [that is, he receives the blessings granted] through his [Christian] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be [ceremonially] unclean, but as it is they are holy. 1...

1st Pentecost (Mt Sinai) & 1st post resurrection Pentecost (Temple Mt) were a betrothal/marriage contract. 1st Pentecost/Mt Sinai: Moses gives the Torah/Commandments at Mt Sinai & the Nation of Israel is born (Ex 19:1-22,23) This covenant between Israel & the Lord was a betrothal & the...

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God & His Righteousness, and all these things will be given unto you." Francis Chan is a fantastic Christan speaker; definitely look up more from him if you want a passionate voice on all this good Kingdom of God stuff. He's normally much more passionate than he...

Hello everyone, I have OCD where I keep having repetitive thoughts and I can't help it. I was going to therapy up until just recently and will be starting ERP therapy in June to help with my OCD when I get on my husband's insurance. Previously he wouldn't stop talking to one of my best friends...

Revelation 3:14-16 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither...

Hello Everyone, I would appreciate prayer for my marriage. There has been hurt and misunderstandings prior to my husband and I getting married recently. A couple years ago, I started writing to international pen pals again on a photo blog app and I would tease my then fiancee fiancee with how...

Hello, everyone I dont know where else to turn, I'm asking for prayer to heal my body and for God to give me peace over my mind and heart. That He will help my mind be at rest and to be calm and smart about my sickness. And I ask that He will draw me close and give me great faith and strength...

Hello! :hi::hi::hi::hi::):):):) Would you be willing to have a long distance relationship with someone you want to marry? Why or why not? And would you be willing to relocate to be with them?

Dan and I have breakfast together often. We’ve both been married about 40 years. One time we were just laughing about some of the things that took us years to learn about our wives. Like when your wife talks to you about a problem she’s facing. You offer her some GREAT advice. Instead of...

Thoughts on marriage. Just to note i know no one is perfect. Thats ok. I just thought id share my oppioun on what kind of idea what family is. If marraige is my vocation if God willing I want 5 kids. Ill go c section so it wont be so painful. I hate contraception its just as worse as...

So a continuation of this thread: I think I will break up with her again tomorrow. Advice? You guys keep telling me it's not fair to her for me to keep dating her and I need to let her go so she can stop wasting her time with me. Well. I tried. It was so sad and hard to do because I do really...

So a continuation of this thread: Girlfriend is desperate for marriage. Not sure though. Ok. So I have gone back and forth on this. At times over the last month and a half I have leaned towards getting married believe it or not. But now I feel like I am back to square one. I think I want to...

I am single, and have always been so. I am also unemployed, and have been for some time; extreme depression from loneliness makes it difficult for me to find motivation to live, let alone work. To have somebody in my life to love me would certainly motivate me, as in the past the prospect of a...

An Original Work / December 28, 2021 He walked into a room And took her by the hand. He’d marry her one day And then life would be grand. His dreams would all come true, All that he’d thought about. He wanted life with her, To him there was no doubt. The wedding day arrived, All joyful was he...

So a little bit of an update to this thread: TLDR: My girlfriend is very attached to me and wants to get married to me. She is in her mid 30's so time is not on her side and she also never had a boyfriend before me. So I think she feels like I am her only hope. I have not been exactly feeling...

Hello everyone, Is finding a particular body part of the opposite gender beautiful / attractive / arousing within the confines of Christian marriage acceptable or is it sinful ? I am a man and I always found women’s nose to be visiually beautiful / attractive / arousing.

Many people have struggled with this question and can not find the answer that they seek. I'm curious as to what you might think on this subject.

I am a possible Convert to Orthodoxy, and my spouse left me less than 2 years ago. We were only married for less than 2 years prior to her leaving, and there are no children involved. She is from another continent, and it is a situation where I am permitted to divorce her based on 1 Cor 7 as...