Creation Design

The new life in Christ is a Spiritual relationship with the Creator of the heavens and the earth.  As we grow in our relationship with Him we discover there is a creation design for all of life.  This design is especially valuable in relationships, particularly in the marriage relationship. 

There are two primary sections in the Bible that describe God's design in marriage.  One of course is in Genesis where we learn that God creates Eve to give as a companion to Adam.  In Gen.1:26, we see God made man in his image, which shows we are much different than all the animals and we have a special representation of God.  And in Gen.1:27, we read that God made them male and female, and thus both genders are significant in representing God.  Even more in Gen.2:18, we hear that God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."  Here we discover one of the most foundational reasons for marriage, and that is companionship, it's not good to be alone.  The creation design is that both genders represent God and God created man and woman for companionship with each other.  

But also in the New Testament, we see another section in Ephesians 5 that discusses the Spiritual marriage between Christ and the church.  In 5:31, Paul repeats a section from Gen.2:24 that says, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."  Paul is describing how children grow and eventually leave home and form their own marriage, and there is a distinct break from one generation to the next, to establish a new relationship, a new companionship just as described in Genesis.  

In the next verse Paul describes that this marriage relationship mirrors the Spiritual marriage between Christ and the church by saying, "This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church."  That is to say, that God created mankind to have a love relationship with us, much like we understand in marriage.  It's not because God was lonely and needed a companion but because he was so overflowing in harmony in the Godhead (Trinity) that he created humanity to display his glory in relationship.  The church is the Bride of Christ so that we can understand the love relationship with God that God has in his triune nature. 
 
Our Spiritual lives are greatly enhanced when we live by God's design.  And marriage is created by God to give companionship between a husband and wife, and that in turn is to help us all see the heavenly picture of Christ's marriage to the church. 

FAITH TODAY:  Mark 10: 6-8, (Jesus said), "But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.  Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."