• Genesis 2:18-24
  • I Corinthians 7:2
  • Once a man and woman are married, they are bound by God’s law. This law cannot be broken without sin.
  • God’s law is: One man and one woman for life.
  • God’s law
    • Have a deep respect for God’s marriage law.
    • Have a sincere love for one another.
      • Philippians 2:3
    • Rather than asking: “Is my mate treating me right?” ask: “Am I treating my mate right?”
    • With these three things in place, a marriage cannot fail.
  • Man has devised many schemes to try to circumvent the strictness of God’s law:
    • Alien sinner is not amenable to God’s law. – E.C. Fuqua; Homer Hailey
      • I Corinthians 6:11; 5:9-11
    • All sins forgiven at baptism. – Luther Dabney
    • Guilty party has right to marry another. – Lloyd Moyer
      • Matthew 19:9
    • Divorce is a sin, but no law against marrying another. – Jerry Bassett
    • Man marry man; woman marry woman.
      • Romans 1:26-27, 32
    • In spite of man’s schemes, God’s law stands: one man, one woman for life.
  • I Corinthians 7:1-11