Once again I have been asked to publish my notes from the Sunday sermon.
These are the notes that I began with, however, as often happens, thae actual sermon will differ.
The link for this sermon is http://www.holidayshoresbaptist.org/media/2012-09-30_Wes_Pinkley.mp3
Many of you
may have heard in the past two weeks about a third century fragment of
parchment that alludes to a conversation where Jesus mentions having a wife.
Even though
this is poor scholarship, many are curious about this “fragment.”
However, I
need to tell you, it is true that Jesus had a bride, she is called The Church.
Biblical
marriage can be seen as a redemptive work of God, even before sin entered the
world. For marriage was God’s way of
blessing Adam.
Marriage
needs to operate in the context that it is God’s picture of the church relating
to Him, thus it is extremely sacred. As
a matter of fact, When Ephesian 5 talks about marriage, Paul states that he is
actually talking about the church.
First off, through
a Fact Checker, I found this week that the statistics on ”Christian divorce”
are not equal to the world. Often this
has been misrepresented. Protestant active conservative couples are 35% less
likely to divorce.
· Love as the key
· And a covenant to keep
With all of
that, we can find a picture of God’s redemptive plan.
Genesis 2:1-25
It is not Good for Man to be Alone
Genesis 3:7-17
God created Adam. He is the only creation where God breathed life into him.
Work, Duties, responsibilities, all were for the Glory of God and before the fall.
V18 God makes a helper, fit for him,
This is one that is beside him,
notice the rib. God does have an order,
but the wife is to be a literal part of the life of the husband.God also implies charges that Adam is to care for his wife Eve. It will be a pleasurable union.
V18-24 initiates
the covenant of marriage- all before sin.
Leave- obligations are involved in the
marriage covenantHold Fast- is that there exists a covenant bond- not to be broken. The Bible only grants divorce in two cases, and both of those are to be worked out if at all possible.
Become- an active verb of growing together. Much emphasis is lost here, but you need to know your verbs. They are for action, men, do you want to be a man of action? Do you want to be an action superhero? Then be a man of marriage in redemptive action.
One Flesh- this is the goal. That there be a solidarity in the marriage, a total single commitment that together they are helping one another to the glory of God. This is the natural state of marriage.
But sin messes things up.
So let’s Be redemptive
Ephesians 5Chapter 5:1-21 is all about the reverent behavior we are to have before Christ.
It explicitly addresses conduct that we ourselves are responsible, and thus answerable, for.
Ephesians 5:22-33
V 32 says
that this is referring to Christ and the church. However, it is a fitting doctrine for
marriage.The idea is for Husbands to submit to Christ as you know to do/ and to not be hypocritical of your wife in the matter.
Submit-
granting full acceptance- The word
actually is best rendered- be subject to, which implies order.
Thus, the
husband is to be in proper order with his Lord to in order be able to lead his
household.
Wives are to
live in proper order of the covenant, but this does not mean that they are trash or to be treated without sincere love.
This section
gives us many clues to the Redemptive Union a church has with it’s Lord, as
well as a wife with her husband.
Action Verbs
abound
·
Submit· Love
· Sanctify
· Cleanse
· Present
· Love
· Nourish
· Hold Fast
· Become One
· Love/respect
Christ has
done all of these on the cross. They are
the pinnacle of redemption in our history.
Men are to
sacrificially glorify God as they do likewise for their bride.
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