THE BOTTOM LINE - 6 - ON THE ISSUE OF AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE - Heb 13:4

 "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled, but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge" In the record of God, the issue of Marriage is a serious one! In the Bible, God's standard on Marriage has been spelt out for everyone to see and know it. And what is the standard? First of all, it should be between a man and a woman, not a boy and a girl. (matured ones) secondly, Marriage is for life - hence the term "life partner" Rom 7:1-3. It is only death th
at can separate you from your partner! Note, if you are planning to marry and divorce later if it is not favourable to you, you are joking. And if you feel you cannot Continue with your spouse in this Marriage due to one excuse or the other and you want to call it a quit, then you should be ready to remain single for life or else go back and be reconciled with your first partner. That is why Marriage is one way In and No way out! That is why you have to look well and pray very well to be sure before you say 'Yes I do' to avoid regret and begin to say, 'had I known' Be careful. This is the bottom line for authentic Marriage. ICor 7:10,11.
 Again, it is one man, one woman. Marrying more than one Wife or husband is not allowed in the scriptures. God only recognizes your first Wife or husband. Mal 2:14. This is God's standard and the bottom line for authentic Marriage! Based on this revelation, all those Christians or Christian leaders having concubines outside their matrimonial homes are defiling their Marriage bed. Heb 13:4.
 King Solomon did it and he could not make it to heaven. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines and these women turned away his heart from serving God perfectly like his father David. IKgs 11:3,4. As you are reading this article right now, King Solomon, with all his wisdom is suffering, regretting and weeping in hell fire because of women! Furthermore, the Wife is to submit to her husband as the Church is submissive to Christ! Eph 5:22-24. And the husband is to love the Wife as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself to it. Eph 5:25. In this way, there should be No quarrel between husband and Wife that cannot be settled or problem that will lead to fighting and breaking each other's head! And of course, if you as a Christian begin to fight your Wife for any reason, you are backslidden already. You better repent now. In addition, the Marriage bed should not be defiled. There are so many things that can defile your Marriage. For instance, having known your spouse or slept with him or her before the day of wedding has already defiled your Marriage bed. Again, Sleeping with your Wife, using 'animalistic method' other than the 'missionary position' - man on top position, to lie with your Wife, can defile your Marriage bed! Remember the Bible says, Adam knew Eve. It was not Eve knew Adam.
Check your Bible very well. Again, another standard of God for Marriage is that, it should not be done with wedding ring! This is where many Christians are having problem with God. In the day God joined Adam and Eve together in holy matrimony, did He give them any ring! Gen 2:21-25. Check your Bible very well. The Marriage Christ attended at Cana of Galilee, no ring was used to join the couple together or else Christ would not attend it to break God's commandment. John 2:1-11. The idea of using ring in Marriage today is an invention of catholicism! The bottom line on this issue is that, the Bible which is the word of God should be used or exchanged on the day of wedding which is far better than the ring manufactured in the kingdom of darkness, in the deep sea! It will defile your Marriage. Remember, nothing that defiles shall enter heaven. Rev 21:27. Beloved, the more you love Christ, the more you will love your Wife as a husband. And the more you submit yourself to Christ as a Wife, the more you will submit to your husband! Very simple.
We don't need to wear or look at ring before we love or submit to our spouse. The love of Christ and the submission to His word is the standard in true Christian Marriage. Note, if you follow God's standard on this issue of Marriage, your home will be heaven on earth! Many people today, including Christians are enduring their marriages instead of enjoying it because they have refused to abide by God's standard. Disobedience to God's express command is stubbornness, rebellion and it is equal to witchcraft! May God help the reader of this article to understand this thing in the Spirit and adjust before it is too late.
A Marriage counselor once told us that it is better not to marry than to marry wrongly or make mistakes in your Marriage. That once your Marriage is bent your whole life is bent. He said success in Marriage is 90% closer to heaven! And failure in Marriage is 90% far from heaven. Many people are joking with these things and they are joking with their eternity! God bless you richly for reading this article. Share it with your neighbours. Thank you.