Building on the Foundation

Protect Your Castle Our culture grossly misunderstands marriage, and that is to be expected since marriage is a creation of God, and our culture grossly misunderstands God.  Marriage is a creation of God.   He created it, and He gets to define it, from beginning to end, and He does so in His word. If we are going to call ourselves Christians, followers of God, then naturally we must actually believe what He tells us in His word.  There’s no point in calling ourselves Christians, and it’s not even true if we are going to ignore what God says and simply redefine His word to suit our comfort and sinful lifestyles. We might as well be honest with ourselves and acknowledge that we are not really Christians at all.  You don’t have to follow God, and in fact, you can just go about your normal life without calling yourself a Christian, because if you’re not adhering to the standard, you’re not actually a Christian, much like someone who tries a specific challenge and then ch...

What is the biblical structure of marriage? Is there even a structure for marriage laid out in the Bible? By this point in the series, I’m sure you already know the answers to these questions, but now we’re going to dive into the structure of marriage a little more thoroughly.  Marriage does indeed have a structure that is laid out quite clearly in the Bible, and it is that structure that will really tell us how we are supposed to be operating our marriages if we are going to say we practice Biblical marriage. I realize that many of the things I am going to discuss in this particular article are going to be very counter-culture and will probably upset quite a few people. Still, I’m writing them anyway because the truth needs to be taught. I’ve made every effort to show that women are extremely valuable, and they have the same spiritual potential as men, but if you find a place where I seem to be degrading women, be sure to let me know (if it’s my own opinion, that is).  As for...