Marriage REdefined
T he institution of marriage has been here since creation. But, lately it has taken a knock. Some statistics say 50% of all marriages will end in divorce. Marital infidelity is on an all time high. We hear horror stories from married couples that shock and perhaps even repulse some of us singles. There is also the push for same sex marriages, open marriages, and come we stay unions. Everywhere, it seems like marriage is NOT what we’ve always thought it to be. But why is this? What is marriage? What is the purpose of marriage? Is marriage for everyone? One of our generation’s greatest needs is to simply redefine marriage from God’s perspective, and help us with making informed choices whether we are married, single and searching, or wanting to live a single life for good. Read Genesis 2:15-24 We need to get the pressure off marriage. It feels to me like every singles hangout or sermon is a coded message asking, Utaoa lini? “When will you get married?” What we have