This message is taught by Amos Johnson Jr, PhD. He leads and pastors Church for Entrepreneurs. God has given him a calling to help believers succeed at their calling. He believes a fulfilled life comes from clearly knowing what God has called you to do and doing it.
Message summary & scripture references
Does God have a standard for marriage? Is it only between males and females? What about same-sex relationships? I address these questions and more in today’s Daily Word, which is part of my Belief series, where I discuss my beliefs about various spiritual and life concepts based on my understanding of Scripture. The concept I am sharing my beliefs on today is God’s design for marriage.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Genesis 1:1 KJV
[1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:27 KJV
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 2:21-22,24-25 KJV
[21] And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
[22] And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
[24] Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
[25] And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 30:26 KJV
[26] Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
Leviticus 18:22 KJV
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Matthew 19:4-8 KJV
[4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
[5] And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
[7] They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
[8] He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Romans 1:26-27 NLT
[26] That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
[27] And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
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