Whats The Purpose Of Marriage?

[songz777]

Ive got a silly question?
What is the purpose of marriage?
Yeah i know there is the physical, and as I see it as sharing of Jesus togther and a minstry may be for God, and yes life in general.
But is there more?

Bless you JOHN

 

[yonderboy]

absolutely. marriage is a chance to love someone, to bond with someone, in a way that you'll never bond with anyone else... it's a chance to connect with your mate in ways i'll never understand until i get there, but from what i'm told it's a blessing in itself.

a chance to grow, and stretch, in ways you wouldnt otherwise...

it's a chance to experience divine love with another; the kind of love jesus has for each of us, only it's something we get to share with someone else.

im a bit sloppy this afternoon, very rough time at work - i'll come back later to clean up my answer later on.. just wanted to finally be the first to respond to one of your posts

peace and love,
alberto

 

[kiwichristian]

Its interesting in Genesis about a man and woman coming together:
"...a man will leave his father and mother, and be united with his wife. They shall become one flesh."
Also, in Genesis it says "It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." And thats when (thank goodness) he made the beautiful woman, Eve. Praise the Lord.
Marriage is holy, and also its what God ordained.
I think the purpose of marriage is to bring two people together so they can effectively bring about God's Will for lives. God uses so, so many couples to bring about His purposes. Its wonderful I think.

 

[vibrant]

the purpose of marriage -- add in social stability in which to create, raise, nurture a family.

of course, it's about the couple, and about their love, etc. etc. etc. but it's also one of the few institutions that goes beyond the individual, beyond the couple. it combines the past, present, and the future -- merges families immediately, creates the generations of the futures.

 

[GeorgiaGuy]

Unfortunately, some, due to their own physical appearance, will not get to participate in marriage, as they are not viewed as desirable. An unfortunate reality.

Look at the women that get picked up first. Look at the guys that women naturally fall for. It's all about looks. A person's personality and character, by itself, gets you nowhere without decent looks.

 

[vibrant]

Unfortunately, some, due to their own physical appearance, will not get to participate in marriage, as they are not viewed as desirable. An unfortunate reality.

Look at the women that get picked up first. Look at the guys that women naturally fall for. It's all about looks. A person's personality and character, by itself, gets you nowhere without decent looks.

i won't say attraction doesn't play a role in the mating game, but that's such a poor attitude.

the beauty that attracts me is different than those which attract other girls, and there are so many of us out there that you are bound to find someone who thinks you are the most beautiful man God ever created. once you two get past that stage, then it'll be that personality and character that keeps the relationship together.

 

[desi]

Unfortunately, some, due to their own physical appearance, will not get to participate in marriage, as they are not viewed as desirable. An unfortunate reality.

Look at the women that get picked up first. Look at the guys that women naturally fall for. It's all about looks. A person's personality and character, by itself, gets you nowhere without decent looks.

Utter nonsense! I've seen dog ughly men bed beautiful women, on the other hand I've known plain women to seduce desirable men. Its all in the approach. If you look good sure you will get better results with less effort. But if you are willing to learn the lessons of love and attraction you can overcome all odds to win the love of your dreams. Focused tenacity is always rewarded.

 

[JPPT1974]

Marriage is a sacred and precious vow between a man and a woman
They leave their parents, siblings, and other relatives to become a couple
To become from two and joined as one
To become man and wife
To make sure the marriage works on both parts and not just one over the other
Not just say but also keep the sacred and precious vows in their hearts, minds, and souls
Marriage is a one shot deal and the only time so make the marriage right and first and foremost right and very, very, important
To give love and receive love and to love until death
To grow, nuture, and also to raise together.

Lean on each other through the good times and the bad times
Through thick and thin count and/or depend on each other
Mend fences
Put aside differences
Work together and talk it out in the open first and foremost
Remember opposites attract
There is no "I" in team
Teamwork, Teamwork, Teamwork
Be considerate of one another and/or each other
Don't have to always agree with each other and/or see eye-to-eye but best to support each other on things and other stuff
See a Christian counselor, pyschologist, pyschatrist, and/or pastor to make sure before and during marriage that the marriage works the way that marriage is intended to work
Divorce is not ever, ever, never, an option!!

Read the Bible
Read Christian and/or Daily Devotions
Attend Marriage conferences
Get involved with a marriage support group
Get involved with marriage activities
Pray for and to the Lord for guidance and support
Go on a trip just the two of them together once a month
Do nice things like clean the house, cook, watch the kids while one of the spouses is going somewhere like to a movie, out to eat, on a little rest and relaxation with friends and other relatives and kids
Get a massage and/or haircuts
Go for a walk

 

[kiwichristian]

Marriage is sacred, and should be honoured by all.
Its a real shame that alot of marriages are ending in divorce. It must hurt God alot to see people being married to each other, then splitting up and divorcing over silly little things, or because someone has committed adultery. It really is heart-breaking

There's quite a threat to the sanctity of marriage in the world today, especially people who want to legalize gay marriage.
Its happening here in NZ. They are trying to pass through a law that will end up letting gay couples be married. But, if we pray and seek the Lord, and come against it and do all we can to stop it, then lets do it!
It really is horrible to see whats going on in our world today.

 

[charligirl]

As well as the other things said which I agree with, marriage specifically mirrors the covenant that Christ has with His church (the bride of Christ). It is designed to show the world how God and His people can be in relationship and what the God kind of love and union looks like.

GeorgiaGuy - I am sorry you have such a jaundiced view of the world... I agree with Desi, there are many couples where one is obviously more 'unnatractive' physically. Joe Jackson actually wronte a song about it called "is she really going out with him?" the first line being "pretty women out walking with Gorillas down my street"!!! Personality and character are way more important to most mature people than looks, in fact a stunning guy becomes almost ugly if he has a horrid character, and vice versa.

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

What is the purpose of marriage?

To bring God glory
and to minister to the world in ways that a one unit person cannot

 

[HoosierCanuck]

Marriage happens when both participants have fooled the other enough into loving them for 'who they are' only to find out after the "I do's" are said that each one turns out to be a totally different person than the one you 'fell in love with.' It's not 'looks' that are necessarily the problem as GeorgiaGuy put it, it's deception. If a guy can deceive a woman into thinking he's a great Christian guy who'll take good care of her then he's home free. Once he gets her to take his last name then no longer 'loves' her, he OWNS her. At least this was my experience once before. Never again. Never Never Never!

 

[Tenorvoice]

Marriage is a legal and binding contract between a Man, Woman, and GOD.

"...a man will leave his father and mother, and be united with his wife. They shall become one flesh."


The cleave here really means "to weld" to make as one. Inseperable. (most people today di not see it that way and its sad)

if you look @ Genesis up untill 2:17 god kept saying "...it is good" but in 2:18
"Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; ..." God noticed that there was a problem here and knew that Man was going to need a companion to keep him company while here on earth.

Today's translation of Genesis 2:23 would be ...Whoppie, where have you been all my life(the Hebrew is "this now at last"

Last but not lest it takes 3 to make a real marriage (man, wife and God with God being first). The more dynamic the relationship with God , The more dynamic the husband/ wife relationship will be.

peace

 

[songz777]

Great answers, thanks and a real help .;;; bless you all John

 

[oldrooster]

I will be married again, I will not go through the rest of my life alone. We however dont give ourselves enough time to mourn the old relationship. I think I am just about done.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

I have someone I can enjoy life and grow old with.

 

[jesus_is_my_life]

To bring God glory
and to minister to the world in ways that a one unit person cannot

I like that one, beauty Simple and straight to the point!