Is absolute divine truth less than relative truth?
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A Snapshot in Defining a Covenant Marriage
I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord – Ez. 16:62
The Bible gives snapshots of how we should define marriage. God’s relational covenant with his people traces how the Bible defines a covenant marriage. Isaiah 55:3 states, “Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.” A divinely witnessed promise of love summarizes the covenant way in salvation, this divine-human relationship re-echos in marriage.
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Searching Below the Surface – Look at unexpected Islamic ideas.
In reading, Searching Below the Surface: A Deeper Look at Covenant and Contract, one expects simple answers to complex issues. However, exploring a much-needed contrast between how the God of the Bible functions in a covenant manner and the Islamic Allah in a contractual way will take the reader into a Scripture dig. The foundations help one to understand marriage as an outcome of these beliefs, leading each of us to discover why biblical marriage is a covenant, not contractual – like Islam.
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Eve’s Creation from Adam a Rejoining of Oneness
At the time of Creation, Adam and Eve were one, and God formed Eve to create further oneness with Adam. Eve’s creation promotes oneness in marriage while avoiding any form of separation.
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En Route to Defining a Covenant Marriage – Countering Contract
My beloved is mine, and I am his – Song of Solomon 2:16
God’s relational covenant with his people demonstrates the definition of a covenant marriage. The divine character of God forms a covenant identity that pursues one’s beloved diligently in a sacrificial way to promote relationship and further unity.
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Is Marriage a Covenant or Contract? Society’s dilemma
For marriage, distinguishing the meaning between the two can make a difference in commitment and promises. Society today mixes and deludes the meaning of marriage.
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