Heb
13:4 (ESV) Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be
undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
NOTE: There are really two distinct warnings in
regard to marriage. They concern those who are getting married and those who
are married. The latter is the more obvious and is addressed by the word,
'adulterous.' Adultery concerns sexual relationships, while married, outside of
the marriage relationship. God says it is wrong and it defiles the marriage bed
and dishonors marriage. The second warning is to those who are going to get
married, the betrothed or engaged. It is addressed by the word, 'sexually
immoral,' which concerns sexual relationship before marriage. It also defiles
the marriage bed and dishonors marriage. Why is marriage so important to God
and the rules of marriage so important? Because marriage is the highest form of
love on earth, and includes a lifetime commitment of two people to each other,
and two people becoming one. When we ignore God's rules, we cheapen the
commitment and the uniqueness of marriage itself. It becomes just another thing
that comes and goes as needed. We exchange our appetites for holiness, and
demean love. Love cares so much for the other person, that it can wait.
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