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The Exclusive Marriage Bond Feb 14 2010
"They are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore, God has joined together, let no man separate." - Matthew 19:6
Jesus tells us that marriage is not just about the husband and wife relationship. A marriage is really a symbolic reminder of God's relationship with the people of faith. That is why Jesus adds a most important aspect of loving our mate, exclusive loyalty in the love relationship in marriage.
There are many aspects we could look at when learning how we should love our mates and the importance of understanding our mates. The importance of the husband's need for respect from his wife, and the wife's need for romantic love from her husband; the importance of listening, time, forgiveness, compassion, kindness, controlling our tongue and not saying those hurtful things that we're so prone to doing.
You see, there are all kinds of things that we could talk about in loving our mate, but Jesus gave us the most basic explanation of what it means to love our spouse. Our spouse is to be our best friend. No mama or dad, sibling or friend - even a child - should be closer to you than your spouse! And not only that, we are to have a sense of commitment that really says in our heart and our actions, 'til death do us part.
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Yes, report it NevermindWe have been married 39 years and yes we have had our differences but we worked through them and I dont regret ever marrying my partner and I believe likewise. It all boils down to whats mentioned in this devotion's 2nd paragraph "listening, time, forgiveness, compassion, kindness, controlling our tongue and not saying those hurtful things that we're so prone to doing" If those important steps are followed the actions should be 'til death us do part'
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Yes, report it NevermindFeb 14th my wife and I celebrated our 29th anniversary. She is the love of my life and my best friend. I am so thankful that God place her in my life. She prays for me while I am preaching and even stands beside me when I make mistakes. We have three grown children and two grand children. If I tried to find the best woman to be my wife today, I would choose her again.