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The Covenant Marriage

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Ephesians 5:21-32

Marriage is foundational to accomplish God’s design. It was the first human relationship that man experienced in God’s creation. So even before considering marriage within the context of God’s covenant of grace, we see it’s importance in the purpose of our creation.

There are three mandates that define man’s purpose according to the creation account:

  • the spiritual mandate, in that he is created as a reflection of God to walk in relationship with God,
  • the social mandate, in that God created a woman for the man with whom he would have companionship and a partner suitable for
  • the cultural mandate, to fill the earth and subdue it, exercising dominion over the creatures.

    • So the marriage relationship is foundational to our ultimate purpose in creation. That affects every marriage, regardless of whether you are a follower of Christ or not.

    So as we consider marriage within a covenant family, we are considering what it means in addition to our original design, given our new identity, our future inheritance, and our obligation within the covenant.

    To tackle this, we’re looking at a classic text preached at many Christian weddings. It provides a beautiful picture of how the husband and wife are to relate to each other in light of the relationship between Jesus and his bride, the church.

    In this text we see the blueprint for a beautiful marriage, which is a blessing to the couple, the family, and the world. So, what do we see that make

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