Betancourt Victor R
Victor R. Betancourt
THEO202_C06
Short Essay #2
Short Essay on Topic: Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce
Marriage was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen 2:18-24). Here we have its original scripture, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Mat 19:4, 5). The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”; “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become on flesh” (Gen. 2:18, 24). God decided to make a helper suitable (lit., “a helper corresponding to him”). Helper is not a demeaning term. It means basically that was said about him in Genesis 2:7 was also true to her. They both had the same nature. But what man lacked, she supplied, and what she lacked he supplied. That is why we as Christians should strive to give moral and spiritual support and take serious the sacred vows in the eyes of God and man and be example to a lost world.
The biblical teaching of marriage is that it is the union of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24). This bond is portrayed in the relationship as a covenant. A covenant is a personal relationship within a publicly known structure, based on promises given and accepted. There is no biblical age agreement for marriage between a man and a woman, however, “By early Christian’s times girls often married between twelve and seventeen, and boys between fourteen and eighteen”. Nowadays, contrary to popular understanding about marriage, it is not just a partnership, nor is it a 50/50 agreement on deep emotions of love. Society today has completely ignored the idea that sexual relationship is intended for the marriage, creating their own agendas that adults and teens alike have adopted. Just few generations ago you knew what a married couple should look like; it was one man and one woman. Without the long term commitment of marriage, people feel free to swap and trade partners
THEO202_C06
Short Essay #2
Short Essay on Topic: Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce
Marriage was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen 2:18-24). Here we have its original scripture, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Mat 19:4, 5). The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”; “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become on flesh” (Gen. 2:18, 24). God decided to make a helper suitable (lit., “a helper corresponding to him”). Helper is not a demeaning term. It means basically that was said about him in Genesis 2:7 was also true to her. They both had the same nature. But what man lacked, she supplied, and what she lacked he supplied. That is why we as Christians should strive to give moral and spiritual support and take serious the sacred vows in the eyes of God and man and be example to a lost world.
The biblical teaching of marriage is that it is the union of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24). This bond is portrayed in the relationship as a covenant. A covenant is a personal relationship within a publicly known structure, based on promises given and accepted. There is no biblical age agreement for marriage between a man and a woman, however, “By early Christian’s times girls often married between twelve and seventeen, and boys between fourteen and eighteen”. Nowadays, contrary to popular understanding about marriage, it is not just a partnership, nor is it a 50/50 agreement on deep emotions of love. Society today has completely ignored the idea that sexual relationship is intended for the marriage, creating their own agendas that adults and teens alike have adopted. Just few generations ago you knew what a married couple should look like; it was one man and one woman. Without the long term commitment of marriage, people feel free to swap and trade partners
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