“Being also joint-heirs of the graces of life.” 1 Peter
3:7
God delights in having a husband and wife serve him
together. He blessed the joint ministry of Aquila and Priscilla, as he
doubtless did that of Peter and his wife, and Jude and his.
There are three basic reasons for Christian marriage. The
first two can be common to all marriages; namely, for the mutual help given and
received, and for the institution of family life. The third, however, is
peculiar to a Christian couple, for they can receive God’s grace together.
This clearly shows the importance to God of such
marriages. They provide for God a special avenue of bestowal of his grace upon
the shared life and upon humanity. Marriage was instituted by God, not by man.
Was it for this reason?
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