“Heavenly Hosts

Four Successive Statements Let's sum up the teaching of Jesus in this passage in four successive statements: Matthew 19:3-9 1. The form of marriage that had become accepted in Israel under Judaism was below the level of God’s will. 2. God’s real purpose for marriage was expressed when He originally created man and woman. 3. In the initial union of man and woman, they were so perfectly joined together that they lost their separate identities and became “one flesh.” 4.

Covenants In our comparison of Christian marriage to a cord of three strands, we have said that the principle that intertwines the strands and holds them together is a covenant. Clearly, this makes covenant an essential element of a successful marriage. And yet, although covenant is one of the central themes of biblical revelation, most Christians today don’t truly understand it. Therefore, we will examine the nature of the covenant as it is revealed in Scripture.