The Nature, the importance and the wisdom of marriage

Marriage : When a Man Meets His Woman

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife , and they will become one flesh (New International Version , Genesis 2 .24

Marriage as we all know is the union of a man and a woman to become husband and wife . Marriage is where the smallest unit of the society begins--the family . Marriage is the door to procreation . Marriage is a sacred vow and according to Hebrews 13 .4 , Marriage should be honored by all , and the marriage bed

kept pure , for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral ' Marriage is a game that children play When children are tired of playing , they simply quit . When children encounter problems while playing , they quit . When they want to play again , they simply do so . Marriage is a deep relationship between the husband and the wife . It is intimate . It involves not only their physical self but their hearts and souls as well . Quitting is not an option should they become tired or should they encounter problems

Timothy had a good of a responsible husband , Now the overseer must be above reproach , the husband of but one wife , temperate self-controlled , respectable , hospitable , able to teach , not given to drunkenness , not violent but gentle , not quarrelsome , not a lover of money (1 Timothy 3 .2-3 . Though Timothy specifically dedicated these verses to an overseer (or a bishop during their time , the characteristics given are truly what a husband should possess in to God and to make their marriage last . Since a husband is the head of his family , he should really possess qualities that will help him manage the small society ' given to him by God

A man should seek God 's wisdom in choosing the woman to marry . Man having free will , makes plans for himself . In most cases , these plans failed or never happened because those are not God 's plans . Many are the plans in a man 's heart , but it is the Lord 's purpose that prevails (Proverbs 19 .21 . The Holy Bible describes the perfect ' woman to have fear of the Lord (Proverbs 31 .30 , has wisdom (Proverbs 31 .26 , and not quarrelsome (Proverbs 19 .13 . A woman can possess all these characteristics if she is living according to God 's will

With the Holy Bible as our reference , the first husband and wife were Adam and Eve . In the story of creation , God created man according to His image and likeness on the sixth day . He made man the steward of all His beautiful creations . God said in Genesis 2 .18 , It is not good for the man to be alone . I will make a helper suitable for him ' So God had Adam fell asleep , and took one of his ribs . Out of the rib God created the woman . Then Adam said in Genesis 2 .23 , This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my...