"Marriage is meant to point people to God. The family is God's laboratory where his grace and provision are put to the test."
—Margie Zacharias, wife of Ravi. Marriage Partnership, Vol. 15, no. 2.
, Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "MARRIAGE".
Ephesians 5:30-33 (NKJV) 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Hebrews 13:4 (TLB) Honor your marriage and its vows, and be pure; for God will surely punish all those who are immoral or commit adultery.
Revelation 19:7 (TLB) Let us be glad and rejoice and honor him; for the time has come for the wedding banquet of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.
