Moreover, God “blessed” them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth” (Gen 1:28). “Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our own image, according to our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’ So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them male and female he created them” (Gen 1:26-27). In the first creation story we find man and woman as the crown of God’s good creation. Marriage between a man and a woman is at the heart of God’s design for creation. Some go so far as tosupport homosexual ‘marriages.’ While this may be the prevailing “wisdom” of the world, we must look to the Bible, the Christian tradition, and the teaching of the Church to discover God’s plan for marriage and family life. “Pre-nuptial contracts” are becoming a popular way to take out economic insurance against a likely future divorce. Adultery, divorce, and remarriage are treated casually. One result is that premarital sex, trial marriage, and cohabitation are commonplace today. When marriage and family life are viewed in a merely naturalistic manner, they lose all reference to God and are no longer rooted in absolute values or founded upon divinely ordained truths. Many people today consider marriage solely in terms of biology, sociology or culture. To fulfill this marvelous calling we need Christ’s help we need his Spirit’s power.įirst, we must be convinced that God is the author of marriage and family life. This is a great honor and an immense challenge. God calls most men and women to the married vocation.
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