What did God intend by creating us male and female and instituting marriage?
God intended that we live in a relationship with one another that reflected His marriage to us as His people. He intended men to understand that they were to be like Him to their wives. He intended women to understand that they were to be like His beloved to their husbands. He intended our love for each other to be a living declaration of the relationship He has with us and we with Him. By this He would renew His covenant with us each day as we remembered His love by loving each other. He also intended that in that confession we would live in His love with each other. * How does this view of marriage relate to the general teaching on marriage in society? Marriage is primarily taught using the law. Each partner in the relationship is assigned his or her duties and told what his or her responsibilities are. Certainly, responsibilities exist in marriage. But the scriptures do not focus on the responsibilities, but focus on the grace of God in the covenant of salvation. Marriage is not a l
