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Introduction: TODAY, DO NOT THINK OF THE INADEQUACY OF YOUR SPOUSE.
MAKE ASSESSMENTS OF YOU, AS COMPARED TO A GOSPEL-MARRIAGE PARTNER
Garland’s Chapter Outline:
Sexual relations within marriage
Celibacy or Marriage for the Unmarried & Widows
Instructions about divorce for those married to Christians and for those married to non-Christians
Guiding principle underlying the discussion: Remain as you are
The advisability of marriage for the betrothed and for widows
What we must keep in mind to properly understand this portion of Scripture:
Scriptural context: All of this is founded upon the wisdom of the Cross.
Our thinking/living should be marked by how God acted toward us in Jesus Christ.
The Cross is not simply the way we enter into covenant with Jesus Christ; but the Cross is to determine the way we live with each other in covenant.
Unity is evidence of the continual living with the cross-wisdom.
Relationships within the body must be lived according to this same union.
Immediate context: Just prior to this passage: the issue of temple prostitution is addressed.
Our bodies are to be used for our new Master.
Cultural context:
Divorce & remarriage were common in the Graeco-Roman world
Various ways to get married:
Common Law Marriage (live together for year)
Slaves were forced into marriage
Wealthy had ceremonies similar to our ceremonies today
Immorality was rampant:
Wives for cooking and house duties
Concubines for sexual pleasure
Women’s Liberation Movement of the Time
Jerome Carcopino, "Some women were not content to live their lives by their husband’s side, but carried on another life without him.”
Jerome Carcopino, "Some women were not content to live their lives by their husband’s side, but carried on another life without him.”
Another writer says, “What modesty can you expect in a woman who wears a helmet, hates her own sex, and delights in feats of strength?
We have some of those in our society.
The same writer, Juvenal, says, “Thus does she lord it over her husband but before long, she vacates her kingdom, flits from one house to another wearing out her bridal veil,” end quote, by overuse.
Another writer says, “What modesty can you expect in a woman who wears a helmet, hates her own sex, and delights in feats of strength?
We have some of those in our society.
The same writer, Juvenal, says, “Thus does she lord it over her husband but before long, she vacates her kingdom, flits from one house to another wearing out her bridal veil,” end quote, by overuse.
The Lord wants his people to have:
a right view of intimacy in marriage (a view that is shaped by the Cross of Jesus Christ)
a selflessness in their marriage intimacy
a safeguard against Satan
An understanding of the implications of the marriage covenant
Our cultural understanding of intimacy in marriage shows various extremes:
A Disciplinary Use of Abstinence in Marriage: Withholding intimacy in marriage as a form of discipline to the other spouse.
A Dirty Understanding of Intimacy in Marriage: Some religious influences teach this.
A Self-Seeking pursuit in intimacy in Marriage: Just getting a personal release.
We must decide today,
"Will we be selfish in our relationships or selfless?
Will we reflect the sacrifice of the Cross in our relationships or the self-centeredness of humanity?
Will we be offer our relationships as beautiful sacrifices to the Lord or as opportunities for Satan?"
Proposition: Because Jesus Christ has sacrificed Himself to bring us into covenant with Him, we must be devoted in relationships that reflect His sacrifice!
What should Christian Marriage be like?
Let it be a monogamous marriage lived by equality (v. 1 - 2)
The extreme view of the Corinthians (v. 1)
“touch” -
“It is good for a man not to use a woman for sexual gratification” - Pillar
The error in interpretation
Wrong: “To avoid pornea, they just need to get married.”
Right: In marriage, a man and woman should have each other to avoid extra-marrital temptations/relations.
Illustration:
Adulterers Beware
Topics: Adultery; Betrayal; Community; Example; Faithfulness; Marriage; Purity; Relationships; Self-control; Tolerance; Unfaithfulness; Vows; Workplace
References: ; ; ;
Sheriff’s deputies in Pinellas County, Florida, will be suspended if they commit adultery.
So says Country Sheriff Dennis Fowler.
His reason is that adultery is not a victimless crime.
Rather, it has created difficulties within his department that go beyond the offenders.
“Adultery affects other people in the workplace, people’s ability to do their job, and I think that is relevant,” Fowler says.
—“County to Suspend ‘Cheating’ Sheriff’s Deputies,” local6.com
(February 8, 2006)
Larson, C. B., & Ten Elshof, P. (2008).
1001 illustrations that connect (p.
256).
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
The exhortation to intimate monogamy - “have own” (v. 2)
The exhortation to equality - “let every woman have here own...”
Application:
(1) The church is to be full of relationships that show forth the glory and beauty of the Lord (think in terms of redemptive history) -
(2) Men, ONLY your wives deserve intimacy in every sense of the word.
If your intimacy is characterized by unfaithfulness - repent today and let the cross shape your way of life.
(3) Women, in the Cross economy, you should sense equality in worth because of the Gospel.
(4) Singles, sexual intimacy in marriage is a wonderful way to bring glory to the Lord; but this is only sanctioned in the covenant relationship of marriage.
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If you have been unfaithful to Christ already in this, repent of this sin and ponder the wisdom of the cross today.
Recap: Let it be a monogamous marriage lived by equality...
Let it be an intimate marriage lived submissively (v. 3 - 4)
Live submissively to your covenantal obligation (v. 3) - “due benevolence” (both ways)
“render” - pay back; repay
An explanation of this covenantal obligation (v.
4)
“power” - has rights over; has exclusive claim to; authority
The property ethic applied to sexuality -
Anti-mysoginistic language, especially here - wife power over husband
Gospel Connection:
Why would this kind of exhortation flow from the Gospel?
(1) Jesus Christ gave Himself on the Cross for the maximum benefit of the Church - TO ENTER INTO A COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP THAT REFLECTS CHRIST AND THE CHURCH.
(2) A more true consideration is what the initial covenant relationship means for His ongoing supply towards His bride.
- IT IS A NEVER-ENDING FULL SUPPLY FOR HIS BRIDE.
No greater submission can ever be seen than what we see in Jesus Christ.
In this supply, He has given to you all that is necessary to enabled you:
Illustration:
Illustration 480
Finding Freedom in Marriage
Topics: Dying to Self; Giving; Marriage; Sacrifice; Self-centeredness; Singleness
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The biggest drawback to living alone is having nobody to forgive, says author D. J. Waldie.
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