The Bible and Marriage Flashcards
What is different about man from animals?
- Free will
2. Responsible
What was Adams job?
He was assigned to rule over nature
What does Adam ruling over the land tell us?
Work is noble
What is man’s ranking?
Made “a little lower than the Angels”
God’s “image” includes what?
Male and female
Man can bring into existence something that will
- Bear God’s image
2. That will live forever
Tree of knowledge represents
Free will and responsibility
What did God say is not good?
Man was alone
How was Eve made and why?
From Adams rib, to stand by his side and support him
Hebrew word for woman
Isha
First English word for woman
Wombman
Three steps of marriage
- Leave (a decision)
- Be united (a ceremony)
- One flesh (consummation of marriage)
Matthew 19:1-6
God joins them
Three purposed of marriage
- Companionship
- Partnership
- Procreation
Women are more
Trusting
The woman saw that the fruit was
- Good for food
- Pleasing to the eyes
- Desirable for wisdom
What were the effects of this?
Adam and Eve felt guilt and fear, because they were self-centered
Who did Adam blame?
Eve
Who did Eve blame?
The serpent
What do we understand from “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Her seed is the messiah (?)
He will crush your head
You have struck his heel
Its a prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection
What is woman’s punishment
The desire to control
“Your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you.”
What is mans punishment?
The ground was cursed
What do fig leaves represent
The ineffectiveness of human efforts covering up guilt
What do animal skins represent
God covering our guilt, which requires sacrifice
Why were they banished from the garden?
So they wouldn’t live forever in their fallen condition
Who questioned Jesus about divorce and what did they ask?
Pharisees: “On what grounds may a husband divorce his wife?”
What did Moses require?
A certificate of divorce for the sake of the woman
What did Jesus require of divorce?
Marital unfaithfulness
What qualifies adultery/marital unfaithfulness
- Premarital sex
2. Extramarital sex
What did Paul require of divorce
Desertion
What is Paul’s instruction for wives?
Submit to your husbands and respect them
What should we all do in marriage
Yield our needs for the needs of others
What are Paul’s instructions for husbands?
Love your wives as Christ loved the church
Love as your own body
Care for her
What does God say that man should not do?
- Don’t murder him
- Don’t curse him
- He belongs to God
