Thought 310
God Instituted
God institutes marriages. Why do so many fail
then? The answer is pretty simple: mankind’s pride. Many divorces are over small
matters or just because “we’re not ‘in love’ anymore.” Ending a marriage on ANY
grounds other than marital unfaithfulness (aka adultery) is wrong.
Matthew 5:31-32 KJV:
31 It hath been said,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and
whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Even when marriages are formed without God’s
direct blessing, He still does not want them to end (God hates divorce Malachi
2:16); but rather He wants them to be re-committed to Him so that He might
bless and redeem their marriage. If you have married out of the will of God,
the solution is not to get divorced. Stick with that person and set the example
of Christ through your life. Even if you both commit your marriage to the Lord
at one point, you still may have some consequences for your previous wrong. God’s
heart is to heal a marriage, but He has given each member of the marriage a
free will to choose what they choose. Thus, your choices have consequences,
either blessings or curses (punishments, marks of the past, damaged name).
Why has the United
States stood so strong and tall for so long as a pillar of freedom? It is not
because of American initiative. It is not because of pride and patriotism. The
reason why America has stood so long is rather simple as well. The Scripture
tells us that we cannot lay any other foundation than Christ, because no other
will stand the eternal test of the Lord’s fire (1 Corinthians 3:10-15). America
succeeded as a nation because the very foundation of the first colonies and the
resulting states and provinces was grounded on the foundation of Jesus Christ. The
Lord blessed them! Americans have invented so many things and have become so
well educated and talented, not because of the Protestant Work Ethic, but
because the foundation of Christ was laid in their colleges and schools. The
educational system was in the hands of the mothers and fathers of the pupils
and they committed their children to education so that their children could
read the Bible for themselves.
God institutes things, but in order for
marriages to succeed one of two things must happen, either the man and woman
will lay aside their differences and work on the problems in their own strength
for the greater good or the foundation of Christ shall laid and the result
shall be the blessing (and renewal).
It is pride which is killing the educational world, our country, our
people, and certainly our marriages.
