Christian Marriage: God’S Union of One Man and One Woman

By Dr. John Thomas Wylie

Marriage and the family are God-given institutions, more established by hundreds of years than the church. It was God who founded marriage in the Garden of Eden when he said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make Him an help meet for him (Gen. 2:18). It was God who setteth the solitary in families (Psalm 68:6).

The God of creation saw that the supporting power of humanity is in the family. Furthermore, in his intelligence, he put the way to the quality of the family in the relationship of marriage. Marriage is, in the Christian ideal, one man and one woman holding hands with each other and with God, forever. No other human relationship is so requesting or so fulfilling.

There is a test in marriage to be discovered no place else. This relationship requests the best that a man and a woman can provide for it. All that each has of affection, comprehension, persistence, forgiveness, and a score of different graces are required.

This is a great resource for the clergy and laypersons alike. All issues in this publication are from the Christian perspective with a biblical foundation. This publication not only covers issues pertaining to the Christian marriage (primarily a divine institution), but it also pertains to issues of marital counseling, family, the childrens reverence and obedience to parents, the parents mutual love and affection for each other and their children, worship in the home, and last but not the least, the chief design of the state or civil government.

Jesus said, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness (Matt. 6:33). When husband and wife obey this command and teach their children to obey it, families have a future that is eternal and that fadeth not away.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 3, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524674137

Dr. John Thomas Wylie

The Reverend Dr. John Thomas Wylie is one who has dedicated his life to the work of God’s Service, the service of others; and being a powerful witness for the Gospel of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dr. Wylie was called into the Gospel Ministry June 1979, whereby in that same year he entered The American Baptist College of the American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tennessee. As a young Seminarian, he read every book available to him that would help him better his understanding of God as well as God’s plan of Salvation and the Christian Faith. He made a commitment as a promising student that he would inspire others as God inspires him. He understood early in his ministry that we live in times where people question not only who God is; but whether miracles are real, whether or not man can make a change, and who the enemy is or if the enemy truly exists. Dr. Wylie carried out his commitment to God, which has been one of excellence which led to his earning his Bachelors of Arts in Bible/Theology/Pastoral Studies. Faithful and obedient to the call of God, he continued to matriculate in his studies earning his Masters of Ministry from Emmanuel Bible College, Nashville, Tennessee & Emmanuel Bible College, Rossville, Georgia. Still, inspired to please the Lord and do that which is well – pleasing in the Lord’s sight, Dr. Wylie recently on March 2006, completed his Masters of Education degree with a concentration in Instructional Technology earned at The American Intercontinental University, Holloman Estates, Illinois. Dr. Wylie also previous to this, earned his Education Specialist Degree from Jones International University, Centennial, Colorado and his Doctorate of Theology from The Holy Trinity College and Seminary, St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Wylie has served in the capacity of pastor at two congregations in Middle Tennessee and Southern Tennessee, as well as served as an Evangelistic Preacher, Teacher, Chaplain, Christian Educator, and finally a published author, writer of many great inspirational Christian Publications such as his first publication: 112 “Only One God: Who Is He?” – published August 2002 via formally 1st books library (which is now AuthorHouse Book Publishers located in Bloomington, Indiana & Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) which caught the attention of The Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper. Dr. Wylie is happily married to Angel G. Wylie, a retired Dekalb Elementary School teacher who loves to work with the very young children and who always encourages her husband to move forward in the Name of Jesus Christ. They have Four children, 11 grand-children and one great-grandson all of whom they are very proud. Both Dr. Wylie and Angela Wylie serve as members of the Salem Baptist Church, located in Lilburn, Georgia, where the Reverend Dr. Richard B. Haynes is Senior pastor. Dr. Wylie has stated of his wife: “she knows the charm and beauty of sincerity, goodness, and purity through Jesus Christ. Yes, she is a Christian and realizes the true meaning of loveliness as the reflection as her life of holy living gives new meaning, hope, and purpose to that of her husband, her children, others may say of her, “Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.” A Servant of Jesus Christ!

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CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter One

Marriage According To God’s Law

Chapter Two

Divorced Persons And Remarriage

Elopements

Ethical Responsibility

Chapter Three

Marriage And The Family

Chapter Four

Pre- And Post-Marital Counseling

The Pre-Wedding Rehearsal

Post-Marriage Pastoral Care

Chapter Five

Pastoral Martial Counseling

General Principles

Chapter Six

A Happy And Successful Marriage

Chapter Seven

Bright Skies

Chapter Eight

Duties Of Husbands And Wives

Chapter Nine

Duties Of Parents And Children

Chapter Ten

The Duties Of Children To Their Parents

The Origin And Growth Of Parental Affection

The Parents Must Exemplify Christian Virtues

Chapter Eleven

Man Of The House

As A Spiritual Leader

Chapter Twelve

Family Worship

Guideposts To Family Worship

Chapter Thirteen

The State Or Civil Government

Chapter Fourteen

The Wedding Ceremony #1

Bibliography

About The Author

About The Book

PREFACE

Marriage and the family are God-given institutions, more established by numerous hundreds of years than the church. It was God who founded marriage in the Garden of Eden, when he said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make Him an help meet for him (Gen. 2:18). It was God who setteth the solitary in families (Psalm 68:6).

The God of creation saw that the supporting power of humanity is in the family. Furthermore, in his intelligence he put the way to the quality of the family in the marriage relationship. Marriage is, in the Christian Ideal, one man and one woman hold hands with each other, and with God, forever. No other human relationship is so requesting, nor so fulfilling.

There is a test in marriage to be discovered no place else. This relationship requests the best that a man and a woman can provide for it. All that each has of affection, comprehension, persistence, forgiveness, and a score of different graces are required.

Jesus said, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness (Matt. 6:33). When husband and wife obey this command, and teach their children to obey it, families have a future that is eternal – that fadeth not away.

Reverend Dr. John Thomas Wylie

CHAPTER

ONE

Marriage

According To God’s Law

Ceremonies are imperative in life to make open what we feel in our souls, to transparently proclaim our duties, to celebrate noteworthy events with families and companions. The weeding service is maybe the most significant custom of all.

It is God’s law, considerably more than the state’s, that gives two individuals the privilege to live respectively. In this manner, a religious function is the most suitable; a congregation is the most steady place to observe Christian marriage; and a pastor, as God’s illustrative, is the most legitimate presider.

People arranging weddings are slanted to overemphasize the gathering, flower embellishments, noteworthy clothing, excitement, pre-wedding gatherings, and photos, with little regard for the guiding precautionary measure, the substance of the service, and the essentialness of marriage in the Church.

Marriage is a custom which from time immemorial has been regarded a religious one. In old circumstances the cleric or clergyman was the sole judge in the matter of who may be hitched, for there was no state permit as at present. The minister or priest announced the banns openly for a predefined period, so that if there was any protest with respect to anybody, it may be states and assessed in advance. In the event that no complaint was brought, and if the proposed marriage was as per the laws of his congregation, the cleric or pastor would then wed the couple. In all cases the cleric (or pastor) was the judge with regards to one side of marriage.

Presently, in any case, the state has come in, and the pastor is no more drawn out under the need of going about as a court to learn and broadcast the privilege of marriage between people. The state’s permit clears the priest of common commitments, yet he is not clear of his own profound obligation administering the direct of their clergymen, however it might be said that the main circumstance in which the matter gets to be distinctly intense today is in the re-marriage of specific classes of separated people (Harmon, 1950).

CHAPTER

TWO

Divorced Persons And Remarriage

A substantial segment of the Protestant service has constantly held that the blameless party to a separation conceded on the grounds of infidelity appropriately be hitched a moment time to another. Clerical controls of certain Protestant categories have so permitted, however there have dependably been the individuals who keep up that while separation is passable, and even essential in a few occasions, remarriage is definitely not. A separation a mensa et thoro (from quaint little inn) gives all required alleviation, Bishop Fiske once said in guarding this last view. However, generally years there been