Relationships and Families - References Flashcards
Genesis 1
Reproduction
Be fruitful and multiply.
Genesis 1
Human status
Made in the image of God.
Genesis 2
Helper
I will make a helper suitable for him.
Genesis 2
Unity
That is why a man leaves his father and mother, and they become one flesh.
Genesis 2
Awareness
Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Genesis 3
To Adam
Work will become a painful toil.
Genesis 3
To Eve
Childbearing will become a painful labour.
Exodus 20
The Ten Commandments - Do not commit adultery.
Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a man as with a woman.
Leviticus 19:18
Love your neighbour as yourself.
Deuteronomy 6
Teach these commandments to your children.
Deuteronomy 24
If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her…
Song of Songs 7
Your breasts are like clusters of grapes.
Matthew 7
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Jesus’ Golden Rule
Matthew 19
Divorce
Moses allowed you to divorce because your hearts were hard, but it was not this way in the beginning.
Matthew 19
Unity
What God has joined together, let man not separate.
Romans 1
They gave themselves over to unnatural lusts.
Romans 13
Be subject to the governing authorities.
1 Corinthians 6
Your body is a temple of the holy spirit.
1 Corinthians 7
It is better to marry than to burn with a passion.
Natural Law
A purpose of sex is to have children.
Marriage vows
Till death do us part.
Electoral Reform Act 1928
Women given equal voting rights.
Divorce Reform Act 1971
Allows no-fault divorce.
Equality Act 2010
It is against the law to discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion etc
Same-Sex Marriage Act 2013
Same rights in marriage for gay couples as for straight couples.
Church of England
Lesser of two evils - apply in a range of situations.
Divorce statistics
- 42% of marriages end in divorce
- 2018 had the lowest divorce rate since 1971
- Divorce rate continues to fall
