Song # 1907.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. The Holy Bible tells us that in the very beginning, God created man and woman, so they can become one in marriage for the purpose of loving one another and to have children, thereby creating a family unit as God had planned. However, in today’s fallen world, there are people in a same sex relationship that want to be allowed to be ‘married’ also. But many Christians believe that marriage is the joining of a man and a woman under God’s plan, and that a same sex relationship should perhaps be called a ‘union’ or a ‘partnership’ thereby sanctifying “marriage” between a man and a woman as created by God. Many of our laws and cultural values today are based on Christian ideals and “marriage” is one of those ideals set in place by God long ago. As a result, “marriage” between a man and a woman has been accepted and followed throughout the ages in many different nations and cultures.

We read in Matthew chapter 19: Some Pharisees came to Jesus to test Him. They asked “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” (Matthew 19:3). “Haven’t you read” Jesus replied “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’” (Matthew 19:4), “and said ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’” (Matthew 19:5). “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate” (Matthew 19:6). “Why then” asked the Pharisees “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” (Matthew 19:7). Jesus replied “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way in the beginning” (Matthew 19:8). “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery” (Matthew 19:9).
Thought for today: God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27).
Thought for the future: Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20). Where will you spend your eternity?