Responding to Our Culture’s Devaluing of Marriage

Episode Summary. As we continue our series, Guiding Our Loved Ones into a Biblical Worldview, this episode examines six biblical truths about God’s marriage design that are rooted in Genesis 2:24-25. There we read, Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. For Further Prayerful Thought:  Why is marriage different from all other relationships, making it the foundational institution of society?What does Genesis 2:24-25, the text we looked at, say about why God’s design of sex is profoundly tied to the institution of marriage?How does the biblical view of marriage suggest that the biggest problem in our cities is probably neither racism or nor poverty, but fatherlessness? A Tool to Help Couples Talk About Their Sex-LifeIntimacy God's Design for Marriage:  Three Conversational Dates to Rediscover Intimacy in Your Marriage.Resources Used in Today’s Podcast The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, by Tim KellerSame Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God’s Design for Marriage, by Sean McDowell and John StonestreetPsychology Today Article, Sexual Satisfaction: Does Marriage Help It or Hurt It, by Michael CastlemanFor the printed version of this message click here.For a summary of topics addressed by podcast series, click here.For FREE downloadable studies on men’s issues click here. Past Episode Highlight: In another podcast, Season 2 Episode #25 I answer the question:  What do you say to your daughter who says, “Wives being told they must submit to their husbands feels like girls are inferior to boys?” I identify nine things to say. That’s Season 2, Episode 25 “Help Your Loved Ones Celebrate God’s Design of Male & Female.” 4/25/21