Better Together Marriage Study

Genesis 2:15-25 -cleave/be joined: Hebrew chabaq meaning PURSUE

Genesis 2:15-25 teaches love only exists inside Yah's Laws 4 Laws of Marriage 1) Put the marriage first: love and care 2) Law of Pursuit: leave to "cleave" 3) Law of Partnership: 2 become 1 4) Law of Purity: they were exposed, be exposed spiritually, emotionally, psychologically. Purity makes intimacy better.

Genesis 2:23-24 "23And the man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. This one is called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of man.” 24For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to (pursue, join) his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

Gaelic/Scottish Wedding Vow: "You are blood of my blood and bone of my bone, I give you my body, so we two may be one, I give you my spirit 'till our life shall be done, you are blood of my blood and bone of my bone."

It's a false belief that a good marriage has no conflict. In fact a good marriage HAS conflict SO you can learn to work through it in a healthy way. Therefore when issues come (and they always will) the marriage gets stronger because of the ability to handle them with love instead of anger.

Ephesians 4:26-27

1) don't deny you're angry: don't say you're fine when you're not fine 2) don't justify your sin 3) don't go to bed angry 4) don't give the devil ("diablos" meaning Accuser) a place in your marriage 5) confront in a loving way 6) complain and confess: don't "dump" on your spouse 7) listen to your spouse and believe them 1 Corin. 3 8) learn to say sorry faster 9) forgive and let it go 10) don't give your best to others and the "leftovers" to your Spouse

*Independence* destroys marriage,

Marriage is about sharing!

BEFORE you argue, THINK... Are you: T: Tired? H: Hungry? I: Irritated? N: Negative? K: Knocked Down? -be honest to yourself about what you REALLY want/need so you can be real with your spouse

Be Friends: 1) Friends carry each other's burdens 2) Friends tell each other the truth 3) Friends don't give up on each other

S: Serve what your spouse needs E: Enjoy serving your spouse R: Reject score keeping and do things in a Spirit of Grace and Faith V: Vigilantly PROTECT the priority of the marriage and the time and energy to serve each other E: Expect to be blessed and don't give up

Ecclesiasticus 7-11 and 25-26 Ephesians 5-6 Galatians 5 Proverbs 31 Psalms 1 1 Timothy 2-3 Romans 13 1 Peter 2-3 Song of Solomon

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