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MARRIAGEMARRIAGE
““Joins himself to his wife” Joins himself to his wife”
Prov 2:17 Prov 2:17
Mal 2: 14Mal 2: 14
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MARRIAGE RITUALSMARRIAGE RITUALSVERY FEW KNOW THE MEANING VERY FEW KNOW THE MEANING
VERY FEW TRULY LIVE THE VERY FEW TRULY LIVE THE
GOD DESIGNEDGOD DESIGNED MARRIAGE LIFEMARRIAGE LIFE
VERY FEW FULFILL THE PURPOSE OF VERY FEW FULFILL THE PURPOSE OF GOD ORDAINEDGOD ORDAINED MARRIAGE LIFE MARRIAGE LIFE
MANY CHRISTIANS SIMPLY MANAGEMANY CHRISTIANS SIMPLY MANAGE TOTO SURVIVESURVIVE THE MARRIED LIFETHE MARRIED LIFE
MANY CONSIDER SPOUSE AS MANY CONSIDER SPOUSE AS
PAUL’S THORNPAUL’S THORN, especially many in ministry, especially many in ministry
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MARRIAGE RITUALSMARRIAGE RITUALS
Marriage is not a partnership agreement – Marriage is not a partnership agreement –
unlike Muslims’ & certain caste unlike Muslims’ & certain caste practicespractices
Marriage ceremony & celebration – for daysMarriage ceremony & celebration – for days
Whole community participatesWhole community participates
A religious ritual – for eternal impactA religious ritual – for eternal impact
‘‘Adversary’ does not want us to understand Adversary’ does not want us to understand principles behind this ritualprinciples behind this ritual
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PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP
Two parties agreementTwo parties agreement
On paper with ink – can be cancelled On paper with ink – can be cancelled any timeany time
With ulterior undeclared motive – mostlyWith ulterior undeclared motive – mostlyprotecting self and not partnerprotecting self and not partner
Time bound – maximum one generationTime bound – maximum one generation
Relationship bound – as long as it lasts Relationship bound – as long as it lasts
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COVENANTCOVENANT
OLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENTOLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENT
OLD COVENANT & NEW COVENANTOLD COVENANT & NEW COVENANT
REQUIRES DEEP IMPRESSION FOR REQUIRES DEEP IMPRESSION FOR UNDIVIDED COMMITMENTUNDIVIDED COMMITMENT
GENESIS 15 – GENESIS 15 – ABRAHAMIC COVENANTABRAHAMIC COVENANT
1 SAM 18 – 1 SAM 18 – DAVID & JONATHAN COVENANTDAVID & JONATHAN COVENANT
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TWO TRIBES /TWO TRIBES /COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES
==GOD GOD
& & BELIEVERSBELIEVERS
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TWOTWO
REPRESEN- REPRESEN-TATIVESTATIVES
SON OF GOD SON OF GOD &&
SON OF MAN SON OF MANI Tim 2:5I Tim 2:5
Heb 12:24Heb 12:24
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CHOSEN REPRESENTATIVECHOSEN REPRESENTATIVE
•TRUST WORTHYTRUST WORTHY VALOUR VALOUR INTGEGRITYINTGEGRITY
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PLACE = PLACE = ‘HILL’‘HILL’
--CALVARYCALVARY- -
For For everyone to everyone to be able to be able to
look & look & identifyidentify
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UNIQUE SACRIFICE ANIMALUNIQUE SACRIFICE ANIMAL
Jn Jn 1:291:29
1Pet 1:191Pet 1:191Jn 2:21Jn 2:2Rev 5:6Rev 5:6 Lamb of Lamb of
GodGodfor the for the whole whole
mankindmankind
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THE WAY BETWEEN PIECESTHE WAY BETWEEN PIECES
I AM THE GATE Jn 10:7I AM THE GATE Jn 10:7I AM THE WAY Jn 14:6I AM THE WAY Jn 14:6
‘‘This is my body broken for you’ This is my body broken for you’
Temple curtain torn into twoTemple curtain torn into two
Heb 10:19,20 – New living WayHeb 10:19,20 – New living Way
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THE WAYTHE WAY
TWICE WALK NUMBER 8TWICE WALK NUMBER 8
8 8 Jeremiah 34:18, Galatians 5:16aJeremiah 34:18, Galatians 5:16a
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8=BLOOD BOUGHT HOLY RACE8=BLOOD BOUGHT HOLY RACE
CIRCUMCISION OF HEART, Col 2:11CIRCUMCISION OF HEART, Col 2:11
IDENTIFICATION BY IDENTIFICATION BY SPIRITUAL FRUITSSPIRITUAL FRUITS
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THE WAYTHE WAY
CONJUGALCONJUGAL
RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP
– –
MARITAL MARITAL
CONSUMMATIONCONSUMMATION
- -
CHANGEDCHANGED
PERSONPERSON
CANNOT REVERTCANNOT REVERT
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HANDS HELD HANDS HELD TOGETHERTOGETHER
They became They became one flesh one flesh
Gn 5:2Gn 5:2
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COVENANTCOVENANTWOUNDWOUND
&&BLOOD FLOWBLOOD FLOW
==Same bloodSame bloodSame seedSame seed
==
Circumcision Circumcision of heartof heart
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COVENANT COVENANT WOUNDWOUND
--Never to be Never to be
forgottenforgotten
COVENANT COVENANT WOUND & SCAR WOUND & SCAR
IN TWO RINGS IN TWO RINGS
IN IN ‘8’‘8’
FORMATIONFORMATION
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ROBEROBE
- - DoctorDoctorLawyerLawyer
Police man Police man ––
ID &ID &PossessionsPossessions
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ROBEROBEEXCHANGEEXCHANGE
--Robe of Robe of
righteousnessrighteousness
Rom 4:5Rom 4:5
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ALL OF ALL OF MINE MINE AREARENOW NOW
YOURSYOURS‘‘Let the Let the poor say poor say I am rich’I am rich’
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BELT / GIRDLE BELT / GIRDLE OF ARMSOF ARMS
==My strength & My strength &
my life my life for protecting / for protecting / strengthening strengthening
you in your you in your weaknessweakness
‘Let the weak ‘Let the weak say I am strong’say I am strong’
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BELT EXCHANGE – BELT EXCHANGE – Rom 8:28, 1 Jn 4:4Rom 8:28, 1 Jn 4:4Num 23:23, Isa 54:13-17, Acts 1:8, Eph 6:12-18, 2 Cor 12:10Num 23:23, Isa 54:13-17, Acts 1:8, Eph 6:12-18, 2 Cor 12:10……
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EXCHANGE OF NAMESEXCHANGE OF NAMES
KUMAR RAJA & LAZAR MARTINKUMAR RAJA & LAZAR MARTIN==
KUMAR MARTIN & LAZAR RAJAKUMAR MARTIN & LAZAR RAJA
ABRAM – ‘ABRAHAM’ Gen 17:5ABRAM – ‘ABRAHAM’ Gen 17:5SARAI – ‘SARA’SARAI – ‘SARA’
GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC & JACOBGOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC & JACOBGOD OF ELIAH – RIVER SPLITGOD OF ELIAH – RIVER SPLIT
SIMON – ‘PETER’SIMON – ‘PETER’WE – ‘CHRISTIANS’ WE – ‘CHRISTIANS’
MARRIAGE BEGINS WITH THE DEATH OF SELFMARRIAGE BEGINS WITH THE DEATH OF SELF
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EXCHANGE OF NAMESEXCHANGE OF NAMES
Mr. NIRMAL NATHAN + Miss. ROSALIND JOSEPH Mr. NIRMAL NATHAN + Miss. ROSALIND JOSEPH
==
Mr. NIRMAL NATHAN ‘husband of’Mr. NIRMAL NATHAN ‘husband of’
‘ ‘Mrs.’ ROSALIND ‘NATHAN’Mrs.’ ROSALIND ‘NATHAN’
I am you and you are me – I am you and you are me –
joint heirs / properties joint heirs / properties Rom 8:14-17Rom 8:14-17
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OATH IN THE OATH IN THE NAME OF GODNAME OF GOD
I am the truth I am the truth Jn14:6Jn14:6
OATH IN OATH IN FRONT OF FRONT OF PEOPLEPEOPLE
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PRONOUNCE PRONOUNCE BLESSINGSBLESSINGS
RAIN OF RAIN OF BLESSINGSBLESSINGS
Eze 34:26Eze 34:26
ALL YOURSALL YOURS Jn 10:10Jn 10:102 Cor 1:202 Cor 1:20
Eph 1:3Eph 1:3Phil 4:19Phil 4:19
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CCUURRSSEESS
- DEATH- DEATHIs 53Is 53Gal Gal
3:10,13,3:10,13,I Jn 1:7-9I Jn 1:7-9Heb 8:12Heb 8:12
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COVENANT MEALCOVENANT MEAL
Gen 18 - ‘MEAL’Gen 18 - ‘MEAL’
John 6: 26-68 - ‘Eat my flesh and live’John 6: 26-68 - ‘Eat my flesh and live’
Mat 26:26 -Mat 26:26 -
‘‘COMMUNION’ – LORD’S SUPPER = MEALCOMMUNION’ – LORD’S SUPPER = MEAL
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COVENANT MEALCOVENANT MEAL
COMMON MEALS – COMMON MEALS – CAKE – CAKE –
MILK & FRUITMILK & FRUIT
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MARRIED LIFE IS ALSO A MINISTRYMARRIED LIFE IS ALSO A MINISTRYMARRIAGE IS NOT FOR MY SATISFACTION MARRIAGE IS NOT FOR MY SATISFACTION
BUT FOR FULFILLING COVENANT BUT FOR FULFILLING COVENANT PURPOSE OF BUILDING THE KINGDOM PURPOSE OF BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND REFLECTING HIS GLORYOF GOD AND REFLECTING HIS GLORYHENCE, GOD ORDAINED MARRIAGE HENCE, GOD ORDAINED MARRIAGE COVENANT LIFE EVEN BEFORE SIN COVENANT LIFE EVEN BEFORE SIN ENTERED HUMAN RACEENTERED HUMAN RACEHENCE, GOD HIMSELF PARTICIPATES, HENCE, GOD HIMSELF PARTICIPATES, BLESSES, EMPOWERS & UTILIZES THE BLESSES, EMPOWERS & UTILIZES THE COUPLE TO DEFEAT 100s & 1000s & …COUPLE TO DEFEAT 100s & 1000s & …
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Next Steps For MeNext Steps For Me
LET US THEREFORE GIVE DUE LET US THEREFORE GIVE DUE IMPORTANCE TO MAKE OUR FAMILY IMPORTANCE TO MAKE OUR FAMILY LIFE WORK AS GOD EXPECTS LIFE WORK AS GOD EXPECTS LET US TREAT OUR SPOUSES AS LET US TREAT OUR SPOUSES AS COVENANT PARTNER – COVENANT PARTNER –
NO MORE ME BUT YOU IN ME – GAL 2:20NO MORE ME BUT YOU IN ME – GAL 2:20GOD’S PERSPECTIVE GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
FOR ETERNAL PURPOSEFOR ETERNAL PURPOSE