What Are the Benefits of Marriage in the Christian Life?

Benefits of Marriage in the Christian Life: Over the years, more and more people claim that marriage is “old” and “outdated”. Since I was a child, marriage rates across America have fallen dramatically and divorce rates have risen.

Statistics show that marriage is delayed until later in life or altogether, and many wonder, “Does marriage really matter?” The answer is a resounding yes, especially for the Christian life!

Let’s look at just a few of its benefits today.

1. Marriage gives us a companion in the Christian life

From the beginning of creation, God saw that it was not good for man to remain single. Genesis 2:18 says: “The Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone.” I will make him a suitable wife.”

Adam was alone with God in a perfect garden. without guilt No worries or fears. Any thoughts on how God provides, do we have enough money, what will happen in the future? Adam was forever alone with God. Sounds like heaven, except for one thing. God said: “It is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18).

According to God, this union between man and woman was a gift and it was to be together with God. Only after creating Eve did God say, “This is very good.”

God is our ultimate source of help, but he is the one who claimed that man needs another human helper. God knows that having two people who are mutually loyal to each other has enormous physical, emotional, financial, mental and spiritual benefits.

Yes, we have God, but He designed us to need another “human” support system, and marriage is the ultimate support system. See what Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, has to say about this.

Two are better than one, for they are well rewarded for their toil: if one of them falls, the other can lift the other up. But pity the one who falls and has no one to lift him up. Also, if two people lie together, they will stay warm. But how does one stay warm alone? Although one may be defeated, two can defend themselves. A cord is not quickly torn (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).

Think about it practically. We have someone else by our side to help us share the burden of life. Help us pay the bills, get groceries, cook, do the laundry, mow the lawn, take care of the house, fix the cars, etc.

When we are single, we have to figure out how to do everything on our own. But in a marriage, we can work together to take care of each other. As a result, we can do twice as much in half the time.

If we fall emotionally or spiritually, we have someone by our side to help us process, to listen, to tell us what is true in our thoughts and hearts, or what may be the lies we believe. Spiritually, we have someone to pray with and discover more about God.

2. Marriage in the Christian life is a sermon about the Gospel

Throughout the Bible, God calls himself our husband (Isaiah 54:5). As we learn to love our spouse, it reminds us how Jesus loves us. When we are selfless and serve our spouse, it refers to the service that Jesus did to us. When we forgive our spouse, we remember that he forgave us.

As we laugh together, we remember his joy with us and as we cry together, we remember his tears with us. The truth is that every aspect of married life points to our union with Christ.

Marriage preaches the gospel daily to us and to all who watch us. Our children, neighbors, and co-workers are always meant to see how we love our spouse and realize, “Wow, that’s how Jesus loves us.”

When Paul gives us instructions about marriage, he always refers it to Christ. Notice how many times he compares marriage to our relationship with Jesus.

Now, just as the church submits to Christ, women should also submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her and cleanse her by the washing of water by the word, so that she may be a shining church, without spot or wrinkle or Any other defect, but holy and flawless, should be presented before him. Likewise, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself (Ephesians 5:22-28).

3. Marriage sharpens our Christian life

Have you ever seen a blacksmith sharpen a sword? When it’s slow, he holds it against another piece of metal and presses them together. Sparks fly because metal rubs against metal and rough edges are sharpened (Proverbs 27:17).

It’s a painful process for the metal, but what’s the result? A sharp blade ready for battle. Marriage sharpens us like nothing else. Our spouse sees us when no one else does.

We can pretend at work or at the coffee shop, but when we’re tired, at home, and the day is over, the face we’re trying to hide comes out.

The same goes for how we spend our time, finances, and every other detail in our lives. There is no more hiding from people. All these unshaven sides of us are exposed and our spouse will be there to push us, hold us accountable and shave them off.

Sparks may fly, fights may occur, pain may arise, but if we both have a heart to grow and surrender to God, He will sharpen and sanctify us into what He wants us to be.

4. Marriage in the Christian life is the answer to our sexual desires

World culture portrays a distorted image of sexuality. However, many churches have not responded well. Instead of showing God’s heart for sex, we have shamed it and pretended it was of Satan.

The truth is that God created sex and said it was good and should be highly respected. Even the apostle Paul declares that marriage is the answer to sexual immorality and encourages married couples to have sex to escape the sexual temptation of Satan (1 Corinthians 7:2-5).

It’s not like God thinks sex is wrong. On the contrary, God is the one who gave humans sexuality and created a way to fulfill it. The answer is marriage! Marriage is the only way to satisfy our sexuality in a godly way.

Sex outside of marriage is a sin in the Christian life and destroys our heart, body and relationship with God. But in marriage, sex is a beautiful gift from God to bring unity, connection, healing, trust, and so much more between us and our spouse.

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