Of God and Mankind

Hebrews 13:4 (AMPC) “ Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous.”   Dear people of God, I was once told a true story of a church program held years ago where the officiating minister while preaching on some reasons why prayers were not answered mentioned marital infidelity and violence against spouses.   The minister then posed two questions to the married men present.   He asked all married men who since they got married had never been intimate with another woman aside their God-given spouse to raise their hand up. Only 2 men raised their hands in the congregation of over 1,000 men.   The minister also asked those who had never physically hit their wives since they got married to raise their hands up. Again, it was just the same 2 men that raised ...

  PROVERBS 5:16-21 (AMPC)   “Should your offspring be dispersed abroad as water brooks in the streets?   17 [Confine yourself to your own wife] let your children be for you alone, and not the children of strangers with you.   18 Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth.   19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant doe [tender, gentle, attractive]–let her bosom satisfy you at all times, and always be transported with delight in her love.   20 Why should you, my son, be infatuated with a loose woman, embrace the bosom of an outsider, and go astray?   21 For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, and He [Who would have us live soberly, chastely, and godly] carefully weighs all man's goings.”     HEBREWS 13:4 (AMPC) Let marriage be held in honour (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all thing...