The Gift of Marriage
Marriage Guidelines at Hope Church
Should I Marry a Non-Christian
Should We Live Together First
Marriage Preparation Classes
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Marriage is one of God’s most precious gifts. God gives us a taste of His love in the love of a marriage partner.
Our desire as a church is to help couples to know and to show the love of God in their marriage.
In marriage, as designed by God, a man and a woman covenant to live together in a lifelong, exclusive partnership of love and faithfulness. In creating marriage, God intended that it should provide:
- a context within which husband and wife can help and comfort each other and find companionship;
- a setting within which we may give loving and tender expression to the desires God gave us;
- a secure environment where children may be born and taught to know and serve the Lord;
- and a structure that enriches society and contributes to its orderly function.
In order for couples to experience God’s love and happiness in marriage, it is necessary that both partners believe in Jesus as their Saviour and have a living relationship with Him as their Lord.
