Bible Matters -- Marriage: Still God's plan, still a good idea.

Our next Bible Matters session will be Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM.  We will be discussing God's will regarding marriage.

Americans are big on weddings, but marriage seems to be taking quite a beating these days.  Many are suggesting that marriage is all but meaningless.  You know, it is the "Marriage is just a piece of paper," argument.  Couples tend to move in to cohabitate before marriage, and then some never bother to get married after all.  Then there are issues with divorce, fornication, single parents, and blended families. 

What kind of message does the Bible have for all of these issues?  Are they realistic anymore?  How do we make a solid confession and defense of marriage to a society that is enthralled with sexual encounters but ambivalent with the commitment of marriage?

Questions such as these are worthy of discussion whether you are married or not.  They are especially important for young people to consider as they enter years of dating, courtship, and eventually marriage vows.  God is eager to spare you of many griefs and to guide you to a joyful marriage.

You may want to visit this link for some thoughts before we meet on Wednesday.  It is an article by Pastor James Hein, entitled, "5 Great Reasons to Live Together Before Marriage and 1 Better One Not to."  You will also find the comments after the article to be interesting and worthy of discussion, too.

If you want to follow our discussion on a Zoom session, please contact me at welsnovi@aol.com and I will get you the appropriate link.  Your may have to be limited to the chat feature for questions and discussion.

Upcoming topics for Bible Matters: 

          November 4   -- Is it important that I am special?

          November 11 -- Are all judgmental people bad?

          November 18 -- The canon of Scripture: Can we be sure we have the right books in the Bible?

          November 25  -- Thanksgiving service