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WHAT ARE REAL MARRIAGES MADE OF? - REAL PEOPLE IN AN UNREAL WORLD

by Stuart Briscoe

Scripture: Mark 10:6-9


What Are Real Marriages Made Of? - Real People In An Unreal World
Stuart Briscoe
Mark 10:6-9

Never a wedding goes by without someone saying, "Marriages are made in heaven." But if they are why do so many fail? What are real marriages made of? Jesus had some thoughts on the subject.

I. Marriage Is a Divine Institution. v. 6a

A. Creation ordinance contrasted with later legislation.

B. Divinely instituted for psychological reasons.
1. The need for love.

2. The need to love.

C. Divinely instituted for sociological reasons.
1. The basis of the family.

2. The family-the base of society.

D. Divinely instituted for theological reasons.
1. A model of the covenant. Jeremiah 2:2

2. A model of Christ and the church.

II. Marriage Recognizes Divinely Ordained Sexuality. v. 6b

A. Sexuality as stated in Scripture.

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