Honor Your Marriage
By
Shelby G. Floyd
The value of marriage is to be held in
honor and high regard. It is not to be
lightly esteemed nor treated with disdain.
From the beginning the marriage relationship has been highly exalted by
God and God-fearing people. Almighty God honored marriage in the very beginning
of creation when he brought man and woman together and immediately Adam
recognized the woman as sharing his nature. (Genesis 2:23-24).
Honor Marriage
The writer of the book of Hebrews spoke of
this venerable institution: “marriage is
honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge.” (Hebrews 13:4). We
notice that marriage is to be held in high honor and great respect. (1
Thessalonians 4:3-4). Paul instructed young Timothy that marriage should not be
forbidden but should be received with thanksgiving. (1 Timothy 4: 3).
Keep the Marriage Bed Pure
Christian people should value their
relationship with their spouse by not defiling the marriage bed with any kind
of unlawful sexual relationships. This
would include fornication with unmarried individuals and adulterous
relationships with married individuals.
Sodomy, prostitution, and homosexual acts all fall within the definition
of fornication and will be judged by God: “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the
God Will Judge
Our world of lascivious and lewd behavior
may seem to be rewarded by worldly and shortsighted individuals. But just as
surely as such behavior was judged by the flood in the days of Noah, so also
will those be judged who dishonor their marriage vows before God. (2 Peter 3:3-12).
“Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Matthew 19:6).