Why a man and a woman?

[arunangelo]

Marriage is a covenant of love between two human beings (a man and a woman) in which they unite their lives to form one life (Matthew 19:5-6). Since life is physiological the only way they can unite their lives is by uniting their physiologies. Among all the physiologies we have, the only physiology in which two human beings can unite is in reproductive physiology. Since reproduction is only possible between a man and a woman union of reproductive physiologies is only possible between a man and a woman. Therefore, marriage is only possible between a man and a woman.

[gdemoss]

Marriage is a covenant of love between two human beings (a man and a woman) in which they unite their lives to form one life (Matthew 19:5-6). Since life is physiological the only way they can unite their lives is by uniting their physiologies. Among all the physiologies we have, the only physiology in which two human beings can unite is in reproductive physiology. Since reproduction is only possible between a man and a woman union of reproductive physiologies is only possible between a man and a woman. Therefore, marriage is only possible between a man and a woman.

This was confusing to me.

Why a man and a woman?

Because God said so.

I need to keep it simple.

In Love,

Gary

[The_Patriot21]

what hes saying is marriage is between a man and a women because thats the only way the parts fit that create new life . . .which is indeed the way God created it. Though, gary, it can be made much simpler your way-because God said so.

[LOVE SONGS]

what hes saying is marriage is between a man and a women because thats the only way the parts fit that create new life . . .which is indeed the way God created it. Though, gary, it can be made much simpler your way-because God said so.

You got that right ....for if it weren't for woman .... you men wouldn't be here. :P

[LOVE SONGS]

what hes saying is marriage is between a man and a women because thats the only way the parts fit that create new life . . .which is indeed the way God created it. Though, gary, it can be made much simpler your way-because God said so.

You got that right ....for if it weren't for woman .... you men wouldn't be here. :P

Adam and Eve were married just after God created woman (Eve)

Genesis 2 : 25

And they were both naked,

the man and his wife,

and were not ashamed.

God must have married them... for she was mentioned as his wife.

[The_Patriot21]

well that, and by defintion-its not like they had a lot of people to choose from.

[LOVE SONGS]

well that, and by defintion-its not like they had a lot of people to choose from.

....Nope...no cheating on each other...

[rich08]

Marriage is a covenant of love between two human beings (a man and a woman) in which they unite their lives to form one life (Matthew 19:5-6). Since life is physiological the only way they can unite their lives is by uniting their physiologies. Among all the physiologies we have, the only physiology in which two human beings can unite is in reproductive physiology. Since reproduction is only possible between a man and a woman union of reproductive physiologies is only possible between a man and a woman. Therefore, marriage is only possible between a man and a woman.

‘God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.’ (Not my line - I heard it in a sermon; but it makes the point very well.) God created us male and female; this is the model He gave us and He did this for a reason: Genesis states it is for companionship and procreation.

I think the purpose of marriage is wonderfully summed up in the traditional marriage vows used by the Church of England:

Marriage is a gift of God in creation

through which husband and wife may know the grace of God.

It is given

that as man and woman grow together in love and trust,

they shall be united with one another in heart, body and mind,

as Christ is united with his bride, the Church.

The gift of marriage brings husband and wife together

in the delight and tenderness of sexual union

and joyful commitment to the end of their lives.

It is given as the foundation of family life

in which children are [born and] nurtured

and in which each member of the family,in good times and in bad,

may find strength, companionship and comfort,

and grow to maturity in love.

Marriage is a way of life made holy by God,

and blessed by the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ

with those celebrating a wedding at Cana in Galilee.

Marriage is a sign of unity and loyalty

which all should uphold and honour.

It enriches society and strengthens community.

No one should enter into it lightly or selfishly

but reverently and responsibly in the sight of almighty God.

[Fez]

what hes saying is marriage is between a man and a women because thats the only way the parts fit that create new life . . .which is indeed the way God created it. Though, gary, it can be made much simpler your way-because God said so.

You got that right ....for if it weren't for woman .... you men wouldn't be here. :P

Give me back my rib! And my credit card......

[rjp34652]

This was confusing to me.

Why a man and a woman?

Because God said so.

I need to keep it simple.

In Love,

Gary

The Bible indicates that there is more going on in the union of man & woman than the biological process of procreation.

C.S. Lewis wrote that humankind is a sort of spiritual amphibian, living at once in two different worlds; the spiritual and the physical. If this is accepted as an axiom then the joining of man and woman results in a creature that is more, much more, than other forms of life on this planet. The human child is imbued with spirit at some point in gestation. The extension of this logic implies that not only is the joining of man and woman important, but that there is some sort of sacred quality about it. This is the reason that heterosexual fornication and adultery is forbidden and why abortion is murder.

The reader should also be reminded of the Biblical revelation that the world is engaged in spiritual warfare. It isn't only about human appetites, habits, traditions and willfulness. Spiritual entities that are concerned with perverting God's perfect creation are actively involved in disturbing human judgment and behavior.

When I use the word 'judgment' I am referring to personal decision about obeying God's ordinances as well as the attending consequences of such actions. The first sin, recorded in the garden account in Genesis, was twofold. First, it called God a liar and second it judged human actions to be completely autonomous in nature. Sin judges human action to be outside the restriction and regulation of divine law and apart from even natural processes. Morality thus becomes a four letter word.

Having breached the walls of God's kind law, the sinful human ventures into activities, to quote the famous song lyric, where even angels fear to tread. Now acting outside God's law, the sinful human is also outside God's merciful protection against satanic influences and in the realm of self-destruction. It is well documented by those who have escaped satanic slavery that sex outside God's prescribed law is very much like 'bait'. The unknowing human animal is lured into spiritual slavery by means of sexuality. Only the blood of the lamb shed upon the cross can set such a person free.

If all of this seems to be a bit 'over the top', as it were, consider also the extreme level of demand placed upon society by those who choose to violate natural law and by those who cry loudly that God doesn't exist or that the Bible isn't what it claims to be; God's Holy Word. If all this isn't an issue that goes to the very heart of what it means to live in a world under God's law, then why cry so loudly? Why do the heathen rage?

but that's just me, hollering from the choir loft...

Edited May 20, 2012 by rjp34652