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We are exiles in a foreign land, but we have every reason to bless God! Through Jesus’ death and resurrection we are born again. We now have a hope waiting for us that this world cannot touch.

The apostle Peter writes a book to a group of churches in modern day Turkey. In it, he reminds them that even though they are exiles in this world, that they are also chosen by God.

Sex is a part of God’s plan for the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman. Sex unites two people, both body and soul, and so we must be careful to keep it within the bounds of marriage. In marriage sex should be frequent, patient, and giving.

Problems exist within any marriage. At the heart of a great number of marriage problems are an unwillingness to prioritize your spouse, commit to loving them as they change throughout life, and trusting God’s good plan in submission and servant leadership.

Because Christ is ultimate, singleness is not a problem to fix, a season to waste, or a sign that someone is incomplete. Whether singleness lasts a season or a lifetime, our identity, fulfillment, intimacy, purpose, and hope are ultimately found in Jesus, not in a relationship status.

Marriage is meant to be sanctifying. As two people come together in honest and loyal friendship and commitment, they help one another toward the common goal of the upward call of sanctification.

A marriage commitment is based on a Biblical understanding of love. Love is not a feeling, but an action. Marriage is a lifelong commitment to act in a loving way toward another person.

When we have the Holy Spirit, we are enabled to submit to one another in marriage and eschew self-centeredness as the cancer to healthy marriage that it is.

There are good reasons for getting married, but one core reason that is often overlooked in today’s society is companionship. We are meant to marry our best friend.

Marriage is not well understood in our culture or in our churches today. God has a design and a desire for marriage, it is something the God has created and it is something that God defines. If we don’t understand the design, or don’t recognize that God created and regulates marriage, we will end up struggling in our marriages or missing out completely.