BIBLICAL BASIS

  MARRIAGE AND LOVE INTRODUCTION God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him and He created the humans as male and female (Gen 1: 26, 27; Gen 5:1, 2). Here starts the God’s plan for union of Man and Woman in marriage and perfect unity to support and complement one another. For Adam there was not found a helper fit for him after the creation of all things, So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and while he slept God took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man, He made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said that she is bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh and so she shall be called woman because she was taken out of Man (Gen 2:20- 23). Understanding the challenges of the partner: A person who is committed towards marriage with the wholesome heart should completely understand the challenges and limitations of a person and able to accept her un...

  BIBLICAL BASIS TO SEXUALITY:    INTRODUCTION: Sexuality has its origin since the beginning of mankind. In the book of Genesis we could read that God created Man (Gen 1:26) and then created Woman from the rib of Man (Gen 2:22). This makes the man and woman unique and definite in their physical structure and their functionality. Man and Woman are equal in the eyes of God. Every Man and Woman should realize that each other needn’t take advantage and pride over one another. There are certain characteristics in which Man takes primary roles and there are also certain other characteristics in which Woman takes primary roles. Only when the committed couple complement each other, there will be fullness in their life.   Jesus too affirms to the Pharisees who enquired about divorce that “Have you not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain sha...