09/10/2005 : The Foundation Of Christian marriage

- Pst. Robert Ekh

The Foundation Of Christian marriage

1 Cor 7
Marriage is not easy

I. Commit your commitment to Jesus Christ
Lk 14:25-27, 33
Our 1st commitment should be Jesus.
1st priority is God's will
His word is our law
Jh 12:47-49
Jh 14:21
Manifest in us when we love Him
"History is about the conflict of 2 loves. The love of God to disregarding of self, the love of self to disregarding of God." - St. An

II. Your commitment to your spouse
Mk 10:6-9
Col 3:19
Eph 5:25
Titus 2:4
Love is commitment, a choice
God did not say that you love because you feel like it, but love because you're married.
Mal 2:13-14
God will never abandon the marriage covenant, thus anyone who do so, his/her sacrifice will not be accepted by God
Mal 2:15-16

III. Understand the way of love
1 Cor 12:31
Strength of a church is in the relationships of the members not the activities they've.
1. Commandment
a. Man's relationship to God
b. Man's relationship to his neighbors
Gal 5:13-14
Want to live a godly live? Start from your home.
We tend to judge other based on their actions but ourselves on our intentions.
2. Testimony
To others
Jh 13:34-35
3. The Hard Way
a.Satan attacks relationships the hardest. He knows it's the foundation of the society : God's works
Eph 6:10-12
Main strategy of the devil is to make us hate people: divide & conquer.
b. Love is always about others & not about ourselves
1 Cor 13:11
Children are self-centered unlike mature love
Love is discipline: to grow up, to commit to others
4. In us
Rom 5:5
The most loving person in the world is in us: the Holy Spirit

- CHC; Service 4