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When people selfishly seek to satisfy their personal desires at all costs, everyone pays the price.   \n# <center>GOD-CENTERED AUTHORITY</center>\n## HOW DOES GOD AFFIRM HIS AUTHORITY IN PEOPLE? \nBIBLE READING: 1 Samuel 3:1-21 KEY BIBLE VERSE: Now the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “What do you need?” Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy. (1 Samuel 3:8)   \n## GOD DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK IN WAYS WE WOULD EXPECT. \nOne would naturally expect an audible message from God to be given to the priest Eli and not to the child Samuel. Eli was older and more experienced, and he held the proper position. But God’s chain of command is based on faith. His view of authority is not based on age or position. In finding faithful followers, God may use unexpected channels. Be prepared for the Lord to work at any place, at any time, and through anyone he chooses.  \n# <center>CHRIST’S AUTHORITY</center>   \n## WHAT MADE JESUS MORE THAN A GREAT TEACHER?\n BIBLE READING: Matthew 7:21-29 KEY BIBLE VERSE: After Jesus finished speaking, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, for he taught as one who had real authority-quite unlike the teachers of religious law. (Matthew 7:28-29)   \n## JESUS SPOKE WITH AUTHORITY. \nThe scribes (religious scholars) often cited traditions and quoted authorities to support their arguments and interpretations. But Jesus spoke with a new authority-his own. He didn’t need to quote anyone because he was the original Word (John 1:1). BIBLE READING: Colossians 1:15-20 KEY BIBLE VERSE: Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see-kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him. (Colossians 1:16)   \n## JESUS IS THE SOURCE OF ALL AUTHORITY.\n This is one of the strongest statements about the divine nature of Christ found anywhere in the Bible. Jesus is not only equal to God (Philippians 2:6), he is God (John 10:30, 38; 12:45; 14:1-11). He not only reflects God, but he reveals God to us (John 1:18; 14:9). He came from heaven, not from the dust of the ground (1 Corinthians 15:47), and is Lord of all (Romans 9:5; 10:11-13; Revelation 1:5; 17:14). He is completely holy (Hebrews 7:26-28; 1 Peter 1:19; 2:22; 1 John 3:5), and he has authority to judge the world (Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:1). Therefore, he is supreme over all creation, including the spirit world. We, like the Colossian believers, must believe that Jesus is God or ou\n\n# <center>AUTHORITY, GOD’S WORD ON  WHY IS HUMAN AUTHORITY NECESSARY?</center> \nJudges 21:25 . . . In those days Israel had no king, so the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. 1 Peter 2:13-14 . . . For the Lord’s sake, accept all authority-the king as head of state, and the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish all who do wrong and to honor those who do right. God has appointed human authorities to uphold and enforce his laws in society.   \n# <center>SHOULD I SUBMIT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT?</center>\n Romans 13:1-2 . . . Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow. God wants us to obey the authorities, which he has appointed to govern our lives. Acts 4:19; 5:29 . . . Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? . . . We must obey God rather than human authority.” Sometimes we must disobey human authorities who tell us to disobey God; God is the higher authority, and we must obey him first.   \n<center>WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY?</center>\nJohn 19:11 . . . Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above.” God is the ultimate source of authority over people’s lives and over governments. Exodus 20:2 . . . I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt. In a special way, God is the ultimate authority over his chosen people because he has bought them out of slavery. 2 Timothy 3:16 . . . All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. Because Scripture comes from the mouth of God, it has ultimate authority over our lives.   \n##  WHAT KIND OF AUTHORITY DOES JESUS HAVE?\n Matthew 28:18 . . . 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Mark intended to show that Jesus was the only person whom God had appointed to fulfill his purpose for people. \nThe statement that the heavens opened at the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:10) may proclaim the arrival of the “end times,” which was the time of fulfillment and the establishment of God’s kingdom. A Jewish interpretation of Isaiah 64:1 held that in the last days God would open the heavens and come down to his people. In Jewish thought the opening of the heavens was also associated with hearing God’s voice and with God sending his Spirit to earth.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW \nMatthew’s account of Jesus’ baptism has more detail than Mark’s. It begins by noting John’s reluctance to baptize Jesus (Matthew 3:14). John was persuaded only after Jesus explained to him that the act was “fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (3:15). Although the full meaning of those words is uncertain, they at least suggest that Jesus’ baptism was necessary in order to accomplish God’s will. In both the Old and New Testaments (Psalm 98:2-3 and Romans 1:17) God’s righteousness is seen in the salvation he offers to people. That is why the Messiah can be called “The LORD Is Our Righteousness” (Jeremiah 23:6 and Isaiah 11:1-5). Jesus told John that he had to be baptized so that God could offer salvation to all people. This is why God’s declaration at Jesus’ baptism was a public announcement. This emphasized that Jesus was God’s anointed Servant who was about to begin his ministry as the person who would bring God’s salvation to earth.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF LUKE \nLuke passes over Jesus’ baptism quickly, placing it alongside the baptism of other people who came to John (Luke 3:21-22). The context in Luke also sheds some light on the purpose of Jesus’ baptism. Luke, unlike Matthew, places the genealogy of Jesus after his baptism and just before his ministry begins. The parallel to Moses, whose genealogy occurs just before his primary work begins (Exodus 6:14-25), seems more than just a coincidence. It is probably intended to illustrate Jesus’ role in bringing deliverance and salvation to God’s people in the same way Moses did in the Old Testament. At Jesus’ baptism, when the Holy Spirit descended upon him, Jesus was equipped to do the mission God had called him to do. \n<br>\nFollowing his temptation (Luke 4:1-13), Jesus entered the synagogue and declared to the people that he had been anointed by the Spirit to proclaim good news (4:16-21). That anointing happened at his baptism (Acts 10:37-38). \nIn his Gospel account, Luke tried to identify Jesus with the common people. For example, Luke does this in the birth story with Jesus being born in a stable and being visited by lowly shepherds (Luke 2:8-20) and through placing the genealogy, which stressed Jesus’ relation to all of humanity (3:38), right after the baptism. By doing this, Luke saw the baptism as Jesus’ first step in identifying himself with the people he had come to save. \n<br>\nIn the Old Testament, the Messiah was always inseparable from the people he represented (Jeremiah 30:21 and Ezekiel 45-46). The Messiah is always viewed as the representative of the people to the Lord (Isaiah 49:5-26), as well as the servant of the Lord. Evidently Luke, along with Mark and Matthew, was trying to show that Jesus, as the divine representative of the people, had identified himself with them when he was baptized.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF JOHN \nThe fourth Gospel does not say that Jesus was baptized but does say that John the Baptist saw the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus (John 1:32-34). The story emphasizes that Jesus went to John during John’s preaching and baptizing ministry, that John recognized Jesus was the Messiah, that God’s Spirit was upon him, and that Jesus was the Son of God. 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Baptism indicates our willingness to tell our church and the world that we are committed to the person of Christ and his teachings.   THE BAPTISM OF JOHN The term for baptism generally means, “to dip” or “immerse.” However, it represents a group of words used to signify a religious rite for ritual cleansing. In the New Testament, it became the rite of initiation into the Christian community, and it was interpreted as a dying and rising with Christ. John the Baptist preached a “baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 3:3). The Gospel accounts agree that John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance (Matthew 3:6-10; Mark 1:4-5; Luke 3:3-14). We recognize baptism as a picture of our redirection in life. We repent from our old way of living in sin and disobedience. We change course and get a fresh start. \n# THE ORIGINS OF JOHN’S BAPTISM ARE DIFFICULT TO TRACE. \nSome have claimed that his baptism modeled that practiced by those at Qumran; others have urged that his baptism modeled that practiced by Jews when initiating non-Jewish converts to Judaism. The members of the Qumran community viewed themselves as the covenant community of the last days and so dwelt in the desert, living a reclusive life and immersing themselves daily in acts of ceremonial cleansing. At the same time they taught that internal repentance must accompany the external act, as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Its sacramental nature is seen in the fact that only a full member of the community could practice it, and then only after two probationary years (Rule of the Congregation 5:6). Converts from pagan religions were admitted to Judaism only after fulfilling certain obligations, which included the study of the Torah, circumcision, and a ritual bath to wash away the impurities of the Gentile background. John’s baptism both parallels and differs with these forms of baptism. John’s baptism practice had the following results:  1. It was intimately connected with radical repentance, not only of the Gentile but also of the Jew. 2. It pointed to being prepared for the Messiah, who would baptize with the Holy Spirit and bring the baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11). 3. It symbolized moral purification and so prepared the people for the coming kingdom of God (Matthew 3:2; Luke 3:7-14). 4. In spite of the obvious connection between John’s ceremony and the early church, it actually disappeared from Jesus’ direct ministry.  At first, Jesus allowed his disciples to continue the rite (John 3:22), but later he seemingly discontinued the practice (John 4:1-3), probably for the following reasons:  1. John’s message was functional, while Jesus’ was personal. 2. John anticipated the coming kingdom, while Jesus announced the fact that the kingdom had arrived. 3. John’s rite was an interim practice until Jesus’ ministry.   \n# THE BAPTISM OF JESUS \nThis marked the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Few scholars dispute that John the Baptist baptized Jesus. However, the purpose and significance of Jesus’ baptism remain controversial. John the Baptist proclaimed that the kingdom of heaven was at hand and that God’s people should prepare for the Lord’s coming by a renewal of faith toward God. For John, that meant repentance, confession of sins, and practicing righteousness. That being so, why was Jesus baptized? 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Mark intended to show that God’s appointed time for the fulfillment of his purpose had come with Jesus’ arrival. The statement that the heavens opened at the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:10) may proclaim the arrival of the “end times” (the time of fulfillment and the establishment of God’s kingdom). The Jewish interpretation of Isaiah 64:1 at that time held that in the last days God would open the heavens and come down to his people. In Jewish thought the rending of the heavens was also associated with hearing God’s voice and the bestowal of God’s Spirit.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW \nMatthew’s account of Jesus’ baptism has more detail than Mark’s. It begins by noting John’s reluctance to baptize Jesus (Matthew 3:14). John was persuaded only after Jesus explained to him that the act was “fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15, RSV). Although the full meaning of those words is uncertain, they at least suggest that Jesus’ baptism was necessary to accomplish God’s will. In both the Old and New Testaments (Psalm 98:2-3; Romans 1:17) God’s righteousness is seen in his salvation for his people. That is why the Messiah can be called “The Lord Is Our Righteousness” (Jeremiah 23:6; compare to Isaiah 11:1-5). Jesus told John that his baptism was necessary to do God’s will in bringing about salvation for his people. Thus the Father’s declaration at Jesus’ baptism is presented in the form of a public announcement. It emphasized that Jesus was God’s anointed Servant about to begin his ministry, bringing the Lord’s salvation.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF LUKE \nLuke passes over Jesus’ baptism quickly, placing it alongside the baptism of others who came to John (Luke 3:21-22). The context in Luke also sheds some light on the purpose of Jesus’ baptism. Luke, unlike Matthew, places the genealogy of Jesus after his baptism and just before his ministry begins. The parallel to Moses, whose genealogy occurs just before his primary work begins (Exodus 6:14-25), seems more than coincidental. It is probably intended to illustrate Jesus’ role in bringing deliverance (salvation) to God’s people just as Moses did in the Old Testament. At his baptism, by the descent of the Holy Spirit upon him, Jesus was equipped to do the mission God had called him to do. Following his temptation (Luke 4:1-13), Jesus entered the synagogue and declared to the people that he had been anointed by the Spirit to proclaim good news (Luke 4:16-21). That Spirit came at Jesus’ baptism to anoint him (compare to Acts 10:37-38). \n\n# IN HIS GOSPEL ACCOUNT, LUKE TRIED TO IDENTIFY JESUS WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE. \nThis is seen in the birth story (with Jesus born in a stable and visited by lowly shepherds, Luke 2:8-20) and through placing the genealogy (stressing Jesus’ relation to all of humanity, Luke 3:38) right after the baptism. Thus, Luke saw the baptism as Jesus’ first step in identifying himself with those he had come to save. Only someone who was altogether like us could stand in our place as our substitute for sin’s death penalty. Jesus identified with us in order to show his love for us. In the Old Testament the Messiah was always inseparable from the people he represented (see especially Jeremiah 30:21 and Ezekiel 45-46). Although the “servant” in Isaiah is sometimes viewed corporately (Isaiah 44:1) and sometimes individually (Isaiah 53:3), he is always viewed as the representative of the people to the Lord (Isaiah 49:5-26), as well as the servant of the Lord. Evidently Luke, along with Mark and Matthew, was trying to show that Jesus, as the divine representative of the people, had identified himself with them in his baptism.   \n# THE GOSPEL OF JOHN \nThe fourth Gospel does not say that Jesus was baptized but does say that John the Baptist saw the Spirit descend upon Jesus (John 1:32-34). The account emphasizes that Jesus went to John during John’s preaching and baptizing ministry; John recognized that Jesus was the Christ, that God’s Spirit was upon him, and that he was the Son of God. John also recognized that Jesus, unlike himself, baptized with the Holy Spirit (John 1:29-36). John the Baptist described Jesus as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). The closest Old Testament parallel to that statement comes from the “servant of the Lord” passage (Isaiah 53:6-7). It is possible that “Lamb of God” could be an alternate translation of the Aramaic term “servant of God.” The sense of Jesus as the one who bears the sins of the people is obviously in view in the fourth Gospel. The Gospel writer implies that John the Baptist understood Jesus was the promised representative and deliverer of the people.   \n# THE GOSPELS’ CONCLUSIONS \nIn the four Gospels it is clear that the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus at his baptism to enable him to do the work of God. All four Gospel writers saw that Jesus had been anointed by God to accomplish his mission of bringing salvation to the people. Those ideas provide a key to understanding why Jesus was baptized. On that occasion at the beginning of his ministry, God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit to do his mediating work between God and the people. At his baptism Jesus was identified as the one who would bear the people’s sins; Jesus was baptized to identify himself with sinful people. Likewise, we are baptized in order to identify with Jesus’ act of obedience. We follow his example by making a public confession of our commitment to God’s will.   \n# JESUS’ RESURRECTION COMMAND TO BAPTIZE \nIn Jesus’s final words to his disciples we find the true basis of the church’s practice of baptism (Matthew 28:19). As already stated, the disciples had stopped employing it, so the institution was reconstituted as an ordinance based on the death and resurrection of Christ. It was no longer a forward-looking phenomenon but was now an activity centering on the gospel message and certified by the risen Christ. It also is an essential aspect of the discipline activity, as seen in the use of the participle “baptizing” after the main verb “make disciples.” Finally, we might note that the act signifies the entrance of the believer “into” union with (literally “into the name of”) God.   \n# BAPTISM IN THE EARLY CHURCH \nActs 2:38 shows that baptism was a sacred institution from the very beginning. This takes it back to the earliest days of the church. In the primitive church it was an important part of the salvation process (Acts 2:38, “repent and be baptized”) and was accomplished via confession and prayer “in the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 2:38; Acts 8:16; Acts 10:48; Acts 19:5). Probably there was a question-and-answer period in which believers confessed their faith and dedicated themselves to Christ. The result was reception into and identification with the messianic community of the new covenant, signifying both forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38; Acts 26:18) and the receipt of the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:16; Acts 2:38, 41; Acts 9:17; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 11:16-17; Acts 19:5-7).  \n# THE THEOLOGY OF BAPTISM IN PAUL’S AND PETER’S EPISTLES \nPaul’s basic statement is found in Galatians 3:27, “baptized into Christ.” The rite of baptism signifies union with Christ. This is clarified further by Romans 6:3-8, which equates baptism with dying and rising (compare to Colossians 2:12-13). At the same time baptism is related to a baptism of the Spirit; 1 Corithians 12:13 connects “baptism by the one Spirit” with being “given that same Spirit.” Many see baptism as the outward confirmation of the inward “seal” by the Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30). In its relation to the present work of Christ and the Spirit, baptism externalizes the outpouring of salvation here and now. However, it is also the initiatory rite signifying the believer’s entrance into the blessings of the new age (Titus 3:5). Christians are doubly blessed. We can enjoy a redeemed life on earth as well as anticipate eternal life in heaven after we die. Under purest motives, baptism demonstrates to others that we are saved and bound for heaven. \n# THERE IS ALSO A DEFINITE LINK BETWEEN BAPTISM AND THE OLD TESTAMENT COVENANTS. \nThe major connection is with God’s covenant with Abraham and circumcision. 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God “took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). And God’s first command, to “fill the earth and subdue it” (1:28), implied a great deal of work for both man and woman. In an important sense, people today are obeying that command of their Creator when they do their daily work, whether they acknowledge him or not. Work did not, therefore, arrive in the world as a direct result of the fall into sin (though sin did spoil working conditions, 3:17-19). Work was planned by God from the dawn of history for mankind’s good—as natural to men and women as sunset is to day (Psalm 104:19-23). \n<br>\nWith this firm emphasis on the dignity and normality of labor, it is no surprise to find that Scripture strongly condemns idleness. “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise” (Proverbs 6:6, RSV). Paul is equally blunt: “If any one will not work, let him not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10, RSV). He set a good example (Acts 20:33-35; 1 Thessalonians 2:9). Those who refuse to work, he insists, even for spiritual reasons, earn no respect from non-Christian onlookers by depending on others to pay their bills (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12). Wage earners, on the other hand, have the material resources of Christian service (Ephesians 4:28).  \n#  VOCATIONS \nIn biblical times the Greeks and Romans catalogued jobs according to importance or desirability. Routine manual labor, for example, was considered inferior to work involving mental activity. Jewish teaching contrasts strongly with this attitude. “Hate not laborious work,” taught the rabbis (Ecclesiasticus 7:15). Even the scholar had to spend some time in manual work. A few trades, like that of the tanner, were regarded as undesirable (a taboo broken very quickly by the early church—see Acts 9:43), but there is no indication in the Bible that some jobs are more worthwhile than others in God’s sight. The Lord calls craftsmen into his service (Exodus 31:1-11), just as much as prophets (Isaiah 6:8-9). So Amos was summoned from his fruit-picking to prophesy (Amos 7:14-15), but with no suggestion that he was being promoted to a superior role. The important thing was not the nature of the occupation but the readiness to obey God’s call and to witness faithfully to him, whatever the job. \nThe Bible has some poignant things to say about the relationship between employer and employee. The OT prophets voice the strongest criticism. God is especially concerned to see that the weak get justice (Isaiah 1:17; Micah 6:8). So, naturally, his spokesmen declare his anger when employers exploit their laborers and cheat them of their wages (Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5; cf. James 5:4). 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The goal in marriage should be more than friendship; it should be oneness.   \n# MARRIAGE IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN EQUAL PARTNERS. \nGod forms and equips men and women for various tasks, but all these tasks lead to the same goal-honoring God. Man gives life to woman; woman gives life to the world. Each role carries exclusive privileges; there is no room for thinking that one sex is superior to the other.   \n# MARRIAGE IS A GIFT FROM GOD. \nGod gave marriage as a gift to Adam and Eve. They were created perfect for each other. Marriage was not just for convenience, nor was it brought about by any culture.   \n\n# MARRIAGE WAS DESIGNED BY GOD. \nThe marriage relationship that God designed has three basic aspects: (1) the man leaves his parents and, in a public act, promises himself to his wife; (2) the man and woman are joined together by taking responsibility for each other’s welfare and by loving the mate above all others; (3) the two become one flesh in the intimacy and commitment of sexual union that is reserved for marriage. Strong marriages include all three of these aspects.   \n# MARRIAGE IS INTENDED TO BE A RELATIONSHIP OF GROWING OPENNESS. \nHave you ever noticed how little children can run naked through a room full of strangers without embarrassment? They are not aware of their nakedness, just as Adam and Eve were not embarrassed in their innocence. But after Adam and Eve sinned, shame and awkwardness followed, creating barriers between themselves and God. We often experience these same barriers in marriage. Ideally a husband and wife have no barriers, feeling no embarrassment in exposing themselves to each other or to God. But, like Adam and Eve (3:7), we put on fig leaves (barriers) because we have areas we don’t want our spouse, or God, to know about. Then we hide, just as Adam and Eve hid from God. In marriage, lack of spiritual, emotional, and intellectual intimacy usually precedes a breakdown of physical intimacy. In the same way, when we fail to expose our secret thoughts to God, we break our lines of communication with him. BIBLE READING: Ephesians 5:21-33 KEY BIBLE VERSE: This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5:32-33)   \n# MARRIAGE REQUIRES SUBMISSION BY BOTH PARTNERS. \nSubmitting to another person is a concept that is often misunderstood. It does not mean becoming a doormat. Christ-at whose name “every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Philippians 2:10)-submitted his will to the Father, and we honor Christ by following his example. When we submit to God, we become more willing to obey his command to submit to others, that is, to subordinate our rights to theirs. In a marriage relationship, both husband and wife are called to submit. For the wife, this means willingly following her husband’s leadership in Christ. For the husband, it means putting aside his own interests in order to care for his wife. Submission is rarely a problem in homes where both partners have a strong relationship with Christ and where each is concerned for the happiness of the other.   # MARRIAGE IS A CHALLENGE TO EACH PARTNER. \nWhy did Paul tell wives to submit and husbands to love? Perhaps Christian women, newly freed in Christ, found submission difficult; perhaps Christian men, used to the Roman custom of giving unlimited power to the head of the family, were not used to treating their wives with respect and love. Of course both husbands and wives should submit to each other (5:21), just as both should love each other.   \n# MARRIAGE IS A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH BOTH PARTNERS ARE SERVANTS. \nIn Paul’s day, women, children, and slaves were to submit to the head of the family-slaves would submit until they were freed, male children until they grew up, and women and girls their whole lives. Paul emphasized the equality of all believers in Christ (Galatians 3:28), but he did not suggest overthrowing Roman society to achieve it. Instead, he counseled all believers to submit to one another by choice-wives to husbands and also husbands to wives; slaves to masters and also masters to slaves; children to parents and also parents to children. This kind of mutual submission preserves order and harmony in the family while it increases love and respect among family members.   \n# MARRIAGE IS A DIVERSITY OF ROLES WITHIN A PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS. \nAlthough some people have distorted Paul’s teaching on submission by giving unlimited authority to husbands, we cannot get around it-Paul told wives to submit to their husbands. The fact that a teaching is not popular is no reason to discard it. According to the Bible, the man is the spiritual head of the family, and his wife should acknowledge his leadership. But real spiritual leadership involves service. Just as Christ served the disciples, even to the point of washing their feet, so the husband is to serve his wife. A wise and Christ-honoring husband will not take advantage of his leadership role, and a wise and Christ-honoring wife will not try to undermine her husband’s leadership. Either approach causes disunity and friction in marriage.   \n# MARRIAGE IS HELPING EACH PARTNER GROW. \nThe union of husband and wife merges two persons in such a way that little can affect one without also affecting the other. Oneness in marriage does not mean losing your personality in the personality of the other. Instead, it means caring for your spouse as you care for yourself, learning to anticipate his or her needs, and helping the other person become all he or she can be. The creation story tells of God’s plan that husband and wife should be one (Genesis 2:24), and Jesus also referred to this plan (Matthew 19:4-6).   \n\n# MARRIAGE PROBLEMS   WHAT SOLUTIONS DOES THE BIBLE OFFER FOR COMMON MARRIAGE PROBLEMS? BIBLE \n\nREADING: Ezra 9:1-15 KEY BIBLE VERSE: The men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. To make matters worse, the officials and leaders are some of the worst offenders. (Ezra 9:2)   \n# MARRIAGE MUST BE A SPIRITUAL AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL UNION. \nSome Israelites had married pagan spouses and lost track of God’s purpose for them. The New Testament says that believers should not marry unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14). Such marriages cannot have unity in the most important issue in life-commitment and obedience to God. Because marriage involves two people becoming one, faith may become an issue, and one spouse may have to compromise beliefs for the sake of unity. Many people discount this problem only to regret it later. Don’t allow emotion or passion to blind you to the ultimate importance of marrying someone with whom you can be united spiritually. BIBLE READING: Matthew 5:31-32 KEY BIBLE VERSE: You have heard that the law of Moses says, “A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a letter of divorce.” But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. (Matthew 5:31-32)   \n# LOOK FOR WAYS TO RESTORE A MARRIAGE RATHER THAN LEAVE IT. \nJesus said that divorce is not permissible except for unfaithfulness. This does not mean that divorce should automatically occur when a spouse commits adultery. The word translated “unfaithful” implies a sexually immoral lifestyle, not a confessed and repented act of adultery. Those who discover that their partner has been unfaithful should first make every effort to forgive, reconcile, and restore their relationship. We are always to look for reasons to restore the marriage relationship rather than for excuses to leave it. BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 KEY BIBLE VERSE: Now about the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to live a celibate life. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)   \n\n# SEX WITHIN MARRIAGE PROVIDES STRENGTH AGAINST TEMPTATION. \nSexual temptations are difficult to withstand because they appeal to the normal and natural desires that God has given us. Marriage provides God’s way to satisfy these natural sexual desires and to strengthen the partners against temptation. Married couples have the responsibility to care for each other; therefore, husbands and wives should not withhold themselves sexually from one another but should fulfill each other’s needs and desires. Spiritually, our bodies belong to God when we become Christians because Jesus Christ bought us by paying the price to release us from sin (see 6:19-20). Physically, our bodies belong to our spouses because God designed marriage so that, through the union of husband and wife, the two become one (Genesis 2:24). Paul stressed complete equality in sexual relationships. Neither male nor female should seek dominance or autonomy.   \n\n# A CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON AN UNBELIEVING SPOUSE. \nBecause of their desire to serve Christ, some people in the Corinthian church thought they ought to divorce their pagan spouses and marry Christians. But Paul affirmed the marriage commitment. God’s ideal is for marriages to stay together-even when one spouse is not a believer. The Christian spouse should try to win the other to Christ. It would be easy to rationalize leaving; however, Paul makes a strong case for staying with the unbelieving spouse and being a positive influence on the marriage. Paul, like Jesus, believed that marriage is permanent (see Mark 10:1-9).\n\nMARRIAGE, GOD’S WORD ON “I now pronounce you man and wife,” the minister says. The bride and groom look lovingly into each other’s eyes. Family, friends, even casual acquaintances feel like cheering. Two people have found each other, pledged to each other a lifetime of commitment, vowed to be devoted and loving, and promised never to leave or forsake each other. Vows of faithfulness are the bedrock of marriage. Through those vows two people, in a miraculous way, become one. Then begins a lifetime of working together, worshiping together, playing together, loving together, raising children together, building a home together, solving problems together. God’s loving relationship with his people is so similar to the marriage relationship that he uses human marriage to illustrate his covenant with his people in the Old Testament and Christ’s love for the church in the New Testament.   \n\n# WHERE DID THE IDEA OF MARRIAGE BEGIN? \nGenesis 2:18-25 . . . The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion who will help him.” Mark 10:6-9 . . . This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Marriage was God’s idea from the very beginning. It is as old as Eden yet as fresh as the last wedding. Marriage is ordained by God, a sacred relationship, one not to be entered into lightly.   \n\n# WHY DID GOD ESTABLISH MARRIAGE? \nGenesis 2:18-25 . . . The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion who will help him.” God established marriage for companionship. Genesis 1:28 . . . God blessed them and told them, “Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it.” Malachi 2:15 . . . Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. God established marriage as the best environment for raising children. Marriage was designed to help children learn about love by being born into a loving relationship. How tragic when parents fail to model Christ’s love before their children. Ephesians 5:31-32 . . . As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. God established marriage as a symbol of Christ and the church. A marriage under God should teach the couple much about how God relates to his church.  \n\n#  WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP SHOULD A MARRIAGE BE? \nGenesis 2:18 . . . The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion who will help him.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 . . . Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one. . . .If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. 1 Corinthians 11:3 . . . There is one thing I want you to know: A man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God. Matthew 19:4-6 . . . “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together.” Marriage at its best is a relationship so close and intimate that the two of you work together as one. It involves mutual trust, mutual support, mutual defense, mutual comfort, mutual vulnerability, mutual responsibility.  \n\n# WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO A HAPPY, STRONG MARRIAGE? \nJoshua 24:15 . . . Choose today whom you will serve . . . But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. A united purpose to serve the Lord is a key to a good marriage. Proverbs 5:15 . . . Drink water from your own well-share your love only with your wife. Proverbs 5:18-19 . . . Rejoice in the wife of your youth . . . Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. Hebrews 13:4 . . . Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. Faithfulness is a key to a good marriage. Without faithfulness there is no real trust or intimacy. Matthew 19:4-6 . . . Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together. Commitment is a key to a good marriage. Romans 15:1-2 . . . We should please others. If we do what helps them, we will build them up in the Lord. Sacrifice is a key to a good marriage. Romans 15:5-7 . . . May God . . . help you live in complete harmony with each other-each with the attitude of Christ Jesus toward the other. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God. Understanding each other’s differences and celebrating them are keys to a good marriage. Ephesians 5:21-33 . . . Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Mutual submission is a key to a good marriage. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 . . . Love will last forever. Love is a key to a good marriage. James 5:16 . . . Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other. Communication is a key to a good marriage. Proverbs 31:31 . . . Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise. A constant desire to build each other up enhance each other’s value is a key to a good marriage. 1 Corinthians 7:3 . . . The husband should not deprive his wife of sexual intimacy . . . nor should the wife deprive her husband. Song of Songs 1:2-4, 12-13 . . . Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine . . . Bring me into your bedroom, O my king . . . My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts. A healthy sex life is a key to a good marriage.  \n\n#  HOW SHOULD A HUSBAND TREAT HIS WIFE? \nProverbs 18:22 . . . The man who finds a wife finds a treasure and receives favor from the Lord. Ecclesiastes 9:9 . . . Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you in this world. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. 1 Peter 3:7 . . . In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat her with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. If you don’t treat her as you should, your prayers will not be heard. Ephesians 5:21 . . . You will submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Husbands should love their wives sacrificially, with the depth of love that Christ showed when he died for us.   \n\n# HOW SHOULD A WIFE TREAT HER HUSBAND? \nProverbs 31:11-12 . . . Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. She will not hinder him but help him all her life. Ephesians 5:22-24 . . . You wives will submit to your husbands as you do to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of his body, the church; he gave his life to be her Savior. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives must submit to your husbands in everything. A wife should love her husband sacrificially, helping and supporting him, believing in him and submitting to him as he submits in Christlike love to her (Ephesians 5:21).   \n\n# WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF LOYALTY IN A MARRIAGE? \nMalachi 2:15-16 . . . Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard yourself; remain loyal to the wife of your youth. God commands a husband to be loyal to his wife. He does not merely suggest this. Proverbs 5:15, 18-19 . . . Drink water from your own well-share your love only with your wife. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving doe, a graceful deer. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. 1 Corinthians 7:2-4 . . . The husband should not deprive his wife of sexual intimacy, which is her right as a married woman, nor should the wife deprive her husband. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband also gives authority over his body to his wife. Hebrews 13:4 . . . Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. Husbands and wives must be faithful to each other, seeking to satisfy and honor each other.   \n\n# A GOOD WIFE OR HUSBAND BRINGS MANY GREAT BLESSINGS TO THE OTHER. \nProverbs 31:10-31 . . . Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious rubies. Proverbs 31:11 . . . Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. Proverbs 31:12 . . . She will not hinder him but help him all her life. Ecclesiastes 9:9 . . . Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life . . . The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. The next time something irritates you about your spouse, keep in mind the blessings your mate brings to you as well-precious times, trust, satisfaction, fulfilled needs, helpfulness, happiness.   \n\n# WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SELECTING A MARRIAGE PARTNER? WHY SHOULD WE BE CAREFUL WHOM WE MARRY? \nJudges 14:3 . . . His father and mother objected strenuously, “Isn’t there one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry? Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me. She is the one I want.” 1 Kings 11:2 . . . The Lord had clearly instructed his people not to intermarry with those nations, because the women they married would lead them to worship their gods. Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. Ezra 9:2 . . . The men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. 2 Corinthians 6:14 . . . Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness? The person we marry can build us up or destroy us. The Bible encourages us not to marry someone who is an unbeliever, because it is too easy for that person to tempt us away from our faith. And if we are marrying another believer, we still must be sure we are marrying for the right reasons.   \n\n# BUT WHAT IF A CHRISTIAN HAS ALREADY MARRIED AN UNBELIEVER? SHOULD THEY STAY TOGETHER?\n 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 . . . If a Christian woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. Don’t leave your mate just because he or she doesn’t know Christ. If possible, win that person to Christ and then both you and your children will greatly benefit.  \n\n# HOW DOES GOD COMPARE MARRIAGE WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM? \nIsaiah 54:5-6 . . . Your Creator will be your husband . . . For the Lord has called you back from your grief-as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband. Jeremiah 3:20 . . . “You have betrayed me . . . You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband,” says the Lord. 2 Corinthians 11:2 . . . [Paul writes,] “I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. For I promised you as a pure bride to one husband, Christ.” Our relationship with God, like marriage, is based on mutual love, faithfulness, and permanent commitment.  \n\n# IS MARRIAGE GOD’S WILL FOR EVERYONE? \nMatthew 19:10-12 . . . Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “Then it is better not to marry!” “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps. Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made that way by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone who can, accept this statement.” 1 Corinthians 7:1-2, 7-9 . . . Now about the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to live a celibate life. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. I wish everyone could get along without marrying, just as I do. \n<br>\nBut we are not all the same. God gives some the gift of marriage, and to others he gives the gift of singleness. Now I say to those who aren’t married and to widows-it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am. But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust. God created marriage and called it good (see Genesis 2:18-25). Marriage is also the only way through which God intended children to be born and raised. But the Bible also makes it clear that marriage is not for everyone. Sometimes, because of certain cultural or spiritual reasons, marriage is best avoided.   PROMISES FROM GOD: Ephesians 5:31 . . . 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      "body": "<div class=\"text-justify\">\n\n \n# <center>INTRODUCTION</center>\n<br>\n### <center>GOD IS A SPIRIT, THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM DO SO IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. GOD CAN ONLY BE REPRESENTED WITH ONE IMAGE, WHICH IS THE EXPRESS IMAGE HE HAS. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IMAGE AS YOU CONTINUE TO READ THIS POST</center>\n<br>\nThe image of God refers to the human likeness to God. This is the most basic declaration made concerning the nature of human beings from a Christian perspective. Humans are unique among all creatures. They are like God and therefore able to have fellowship with God. Genesis 1:26-27 teaches that God determined to create man and woman in his own “image” and “likeness.” They would have dominion or authority over the animal creation. The two terms used in the creation account are also found also in the New Testament. They convey closely related shades of meaning. Genesis 2:7 clearly states that man became a living being. \n<br>\nThe Bible does not present the view that a previously living creature developed into a human. Nor does it suggest that the image of God evolved from a lower form of life. The moment the man and woman became living creatures, they were the image of God. Both male and female share this likeness to God (1:27). Other passages that speak of people being created in the image of God are Genesis 5:1, 9:6, 1 Corinthians 11:7, and James 3:9. Ephesians 4:24 and Colossians 3:10 refer to humanity’s re-creation. But the passages are generally regarded as directly relevant for an understanding of mankind’s original likeness to God. \n<br>\nFew passages in the Bible specifically refer to humans as expressing the image of God. But such a truth underlies the whole relationship between God and humans. The statement in Genesis 1 that man and woman were made in the image of God is not made of any of the other living creatures. The animals, the fish, and the birds do not share this privilege. It is disputed whether the angels are in the image of God. However, there is no distinctly expressed biblical statement to this effect. By virtue of his creation from the dust of the ground, mankind has an obvious kinship with the earth. It is not strange, therefore, that the body, both in its formation and its functions, shows similarities with other earthly creatures. But humans are unique in every aspect of their existence-not just some part of a human. A human in his or her wholeness is the image of God. \n<br>\nThe biblical concept is not that the image is in man and woman, but that man and woman are the image of God. Man’s kinship with the earth is most clearly visible in his body. So, the image of God is best seen when humans are viewed from the perspective of their spirituality. There are aspects of spirituality that define humans and set them apart from the animal creation. The image of God is then found to reside in some attribute or combination of attributes, such as rationality, will, freedom, responsibility, or the like. It is the personality of humans that separates them from the animals and is a reflection of the personality of God. The animals have their existence from God, but humans have their being in God, and they are his offspring (Acts 17:28-29). Another major aspect of the image of God is developed from Ephesians 4:24 and Colossians 3:10. \n<br>\nThese verses describe the re-creation of the believers in the likeness of God-in righteousness, holiness of the truth, and true knowledge. In other words, Paul declares that the redeemed are re-created into the image of God as they are transformed into the image of Christ, who bears the untainted image of God. Just as the fall into sin was not without its effect on the image of God, so also redemption from sin affects humans as the image of God. Ephesians and Colossians speak of renewal in the image of God the Creator. \n<br>\nBut other texts become even more specific in view of the office and work of Christ. Jesus Christ is first and foremost the image of God (2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3).\n<br>\n Frequently this is understood as a reference to the deity of Christ. To see Christ is to see the Father (John 14:9). However, in the passages cited, it is the incarnate Mediator, the last Adam, who is all that God intended the first Adam to be. Incarnation means that Jesus is truly human, and because he is truly human, he is truly the image of God. As the last Adam and the Mediator of the new covenant, Jesus brings his people into conformity with his own image, the image of the Son of God (Romans 8:29). Jesus became like his brethren in the likeness of sinful flesh. This was to destroy sin in order that his brethren might reflect his own glory. Believers are changed into the same image from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18). \n<br>\nThe believer is to “put on Christ” (Romans 13:14; Galatians 3:27; compare Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10). This is also seen as the formation of Christ in the believer (Galatians 4:19). Conformity to the image of Jesus Christ is achieved through the process of sanctification. \n<br>\nThat process is ultimately completed at the resurrection. Only then is the body changed until it is transformed to be like the glorious body of Christ (Philippians 3:21). \n\n### Restoration in the image of Christ carries beyond creation in the image of God, for the image of the earthly is then exchanged for the image of the heavenly (1 Corinthians 15:49).\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Ke9zS6PqtfA\n[VIDEO SOURCE](https://youtu.be/Ke9zS6PqtfA)\n\n\n</div>",
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