marriage conference 2012 part 1

7/31/2019 Marriage Conference 2012 Part 1

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“Marriageis what

brings us

togethertoday…”



Design: Genesis 2.8-21• Setting (cont‟d):

Work: Man was put there to tend it

[care for attentively]—work wasmade a part of the His order (2.15)

Restriction: One boundary given;

one testing point established (2.19a)

Consequence: Death (2.19b)—spiritually, physically, emotionally

Original Foundation



Design: Genesis 1.8-21• Good: Each day‟s creation; good food;

good gold (1.1-25; 2.9, 12)

• Not Good: “alone”=separation, by one‟sself; isolation (2.18)

• “Helper”=one who assists/rescues/helps;this implies the one helped is lacking

• “Comparable”=of equivalent quality;

spiritually, emotionally & physically

Original Foundation



Original Foundation

Design: Genesis 1.8-21• Divine Surgery:

Adam was from the ground— justlike the animals he was naming—

i.e. belonging to the earth (2.19-20)

Eve was the only creature taken,not from the ground, but the fleshof another—the very side (2.21)



Design: Genesis 1.8-21• Divine Surgery: (cont‟d)

Unique association—belonging to

Adam (2.22-23)

Unique bond—the only two like this inthe creation

Unique loyalty to another is the result

Unique marriage—God officiated

(2.24-25)

Original Foundation



Design: Genesis 1.8-21• Divine Surgery:

Unique Picture

*Adam slept *Christ “slept”

*Adam‟s side was *Christ‟s side was

opened pierced*Adam was *Christ is & will be

delighted delighted (Eph. 5.25-27)

Original Foundation



Design: Genesis 2:24-25• “Leave” =To forsake, depart from, let

alone, leave behind

• “Cleave”=cling to; stick to—theadherence is so tight that to separatewould be destructive (2 Sam. 23.20)

• Perceive=there is a new union; newlife unit; new life cycle; fresh, innocent& virgin

Original Foundation



Original FoundationDestroyed: Genesis 3:1-19

• The Temptation (vv. 3-5)

God is Questioned: “…has God indeed

said, „you shall not eat of every‟” God‟s Truth Contradicted: “…you shall

not surely die…”

God‟s Character: “…God knows…youwill be like…”

Summary: Integrity is questioned; evil

intent is implied; word challenged



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Response (vv. 3-5)

Adding: “…nor shall you touch it…” (more demanding/restrictive)

Omitting: cf. 2.16; “…freely eat…”

(Minimized God‟s generous person)

Weakening: “…lest [beware] youdie…” (God said you “surely would”)

Sum: All three show up in marriages



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Lust (v. 6)

Definition: Inordinate desire; deep andstrong desire

Sensation: “…good for food…” (body)

Sight: “…pleasant to the eyes…” (soul)

Self: “…make one wise…” (spirit)

All three seek to dominate in the flesh

(Cf. 1 Jn. 2.15-17)



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Shame (v. 7)

Discovery: “…eyes…were opened…” Seeing good & evil from sin‟sperspective—Satan‟s partial truth

Dignity: “…knew they were naked…”

Innocence was gone Disgraced/Ashamed: “…they sewed

fig leaves…”Attempt to cover up




• The Exposure (vv. 8-10)

Distanced: “...hid themselves from the

presence of the Lord…„Where areyou…‟” No intimacy any longer

Denial: “…I was afraid because I was

naked…so I hid myself…” Half truth Demand: God demands account—“…

who told you were naked…have youeaten…” There is always an account



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Blame (vv. 12-13)

Deferral: “…the WOMAN YOUgave me to be with me, she gaveme…the serpent deceived me andI ate…”

This continues today in marriagesand families and Assemblies andother works of the Almighty




• The Curse (vv. 14-19)

The Serpent/creation (v. 14; cf. Rm.8.20-22)

Enmity between Woman & the Serpent(broken alliance) (v. 15a)

Enmity between Satan‟s seed [offspring]& Woman‟s seed [offspring] (v. 15b)

Enmity between Satan/Christ: “…bruiseyour head…bruise your heel…” (v. 15c)



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Curse (vv. 14-19)

The woman: “…multiplysorrow…conception…pain…bring forth children…” & “…desire (Cf.4.7) for you husband and he shallrule [dominion] over you…” (v.16).

Sorrow, pain with new life; built in

marital frustration



Original Foundation

Destroyed: Genesis 3:1-19• The Curse (vv. 14-19)

The Man: “…he shall rule over you…„because you have heeded thevoice of your wife…I commandedyou...‟” & “…cursed is theground…toil…all the days of your life…return to the ground…” (vv. 16b-19)

Sum: Marital conflict sweat death

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