According to Knowledge: a Study of Forsaking and Clinging

“Therefore a man forsakes his father and mother and clings to his wife . .”    Genesis 2:24 “Likewise, you husbands, dwelling together with your wives according to knowledge, .”   1 Peter 3:7 It is unfortunate that Christianity has been slandered with the idea that wives are the submissive slaves of their husbands. Only sloppy…

Día 19 – Cualidades Adhesivas

“Por tanto el hombre dejará a su padre y a su madre y se unirá a su mujer, y serán una sola carne.”  Gen 2:24 Unirá –  Probablemente has escuchado este versículo cientos de veces. En cada boda, cada sermón sobre el matrimonio, cada libro y video desde la perspectiva cristiana contiene éste versículo en algún…

Día 18 – Matrimonio Teórico

“Por tanto el hombre dejará a su padre y a su madre y se unirá a su mujer, y serán una sola carne.”  Gen 2:24 Se Unirá – Primero, afiancemos lo que asumimos.  El matrimonio es el estado normal de las cosas, un fundamento esencial de la sociedad, el diseño intencionado del Creador y la…

Stuck In The Middle With You

Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 One Flesh – Everything important happens in the first three chapters of Genesis*.  Sometimes what’s important isn’t quite as obvious in our language, so we need to take a look at the insights of…

Adhesive Qualities

Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.  Genesis 2:24 Cleave – You’ve probably heard this verse at least one hundred times.  Every wedding, every sermon about marriage, every book and video from a Christian perspective ends up with this verse…

The Choice

Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Therefore – “Therefore” means that as a result of something previously explained, the following happens.  Therefore, “therefore” is a very important word J. Without it we will not know why a man…

Package Deal

and they shall become one flesh  Genesis 2:24 Flesh – We don’t like packaged deals.  We want to pick and choose what we like.  You like QVC; I could care less.  I like Speed channel; you don’t even know it exists.  But, like so many other things in life, if you want what you really…

Theoretical Marriage

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall be one flesh.  Genesis 2:24 Be Joined – First, let’s lay down the assumptions.  Marriage is the normal state of affairs, an essential building block of society, the intended design of the Creator and…