MARRIAGE
by Leon O. Poole

PROLOGUE 

Marriage is much more than sexual convenience. It is complex, but has a singular foundation. That foundation is COMMITMENT by choice. It is a choice that one makes to a single person until death separates them. It's substance must be more than a temporary whim, excitement, or advantage. That choice can give courage, determination and final success. Basically it is this to our spouse: "I am married to you! NOTHING shall separate me from you but death, as far as I am concerned. You can rely on that until death separates us." That is exactly what your marriage vows state. Make it work!

Whence does one get the stamina to sustain fifty to seventy five years of singular devotion to one individual? In that span of time, temptations may come to indulge in sex sins. It must never be done! In fifty to seventy five years the elected spouse is going to change. Their physical beauty is going to wane. The Scripture states a true fact: "we all do fade as a leaf." What holds a spouse true to their wife or husband? Emotions can change, or cease altogether. What holds a person true to their spouse?

The answer to that is found in Moral Conviction that inhibits any transgression of the marriage vows. There must be an anchor that can withstand the winds of change and of temptation. That anchor is the most secure when it is attached to the eternal Word of God. In this book, we will consider the role that God's Word and Will play in human marriage.

It is truly God's will that husband and wife shall live long, satisfying and blessed lives. Trust in and follow the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Way, The Truth, and The Life in all things. Amen.