A thought provoking message from David Pawson, who in this message indicates he's been studying this specific topic for over 40 years. He has some insightful points and walks the audience through the Bible on the topic of divorce, marriage and so much more.
Hopefully you will find this message both helpful and encouraging. Marriage is such an amazing gift of God, when handled properly.
May God bless you and strengthen you to follow His Words and Truth.
Listen to a woman's story that you do not hear every day. A woman who is walking out repentance because of the idols in her heart that she mentions in Ezekiel 14. Wow. This story is something not talked about broadly in or out of Sunday services. The Church of Jesus Christ needs to begin coming back to true repentance. How it looks to the individual will be unique on a case by case basis. There's so much to consider and seek the Lord on surrounding this topic. A very real and sober talk on marriage, divorce, adultery and remarriage. Listen as this woman boldly, courageously, humbly, truthfully shares her testimony that quite frankly will shock many who hear...
One might make the argument, I give Caesar the State Marriage License and I give God my marriage. This argument sounds very convincing at the outset. In the research I've done both the state and God don't agree with this logic. You're free to disagree. I don't know that we can have it both ways. The facts are, the State Corporation makes no mention of God in the terms and conditions. God makes no reference of the State Corporation in His terms and conditions (the Bible) when it comes to the topic of marriage. He does warn His people to not make covenant with the nations surrounding Israel. In fact, we'll explore further how He commands us not to part-take...
State's "Recognizing" Common Law MarriageAs of December 2014 here's a list of State's that currently "recognize" common law marriage. Remember, "recognize" and "lawful" are two different things. Common law marriage is "lawful" and "legal" in all fifty states, they're simply not "recognized" because they aren't a part of the agreement.AlabamaColoradoDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgia (if created before 1/1/97)Idaho (if created before 1/1/96)IowaKansasMontanaNew Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)New MexicoOhio (if created before 10/10/91)Oklahoma (possibly only if created before 11/1/98. Oklahoma’s laws and court decisions may be in conflict about whether common law marriages formed in that state after 11/1/98 will be recognized.)Pennsylvania (if created before 1/1/05)Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaTexasUtahYou'll soon notice these Common Law States and the other Marriage License States aren't too different...
Adam and Eve were brought together by the Living God, in the Garden of Eden. Let's continue forward in the dialogue regarding the purpose or purposes behind marriage.As we continue reading in the book of Genesis, God gives His command to Noah and essentially all of humanity. He tells Noah twice to "be fruitful and multiply."1 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. ...7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it."[Genesis 9:1, 7 NKJV]Here we see God’s decree for the purpose of humanity, to be fruitful and multiply. To follow this command it requires male and female...
