Church Faithfulness & Marriage
In a recent article that is posted on MSNBC, entitled “Prayer no guarantee against adultery,” the author documents the fact that a professed belief in God is not enough to protect marital fidelity. The writer states, “Attendance at religious services is the only faith-related activity that predicts improved chances of fidelity in marriage, according to the research.”
Of course, this should be no surprise to anyone with an understanding of biblical principles. If a professing Christian does not take his/her commitment to Christ serious enough to be faithful to Him, is it any surprise when they do not stay faithful to their marital commitment? Since our commitment to Christ is the highest of all commitments, then any lesser commitments will be more easily broken when this sacred commitment is violated.
The marriage commitment is a holy and sacred commitment. As couples stand before the wedding altar, they are reminded that they are about to enter the “bonds of holy matrimony.” However, as society has proven, the commitments at the wedding altar are not sufficient to insure marital bliss and success. Hollywood, Nashville, Branson and other music and movie centers have all trivialized the marital commitment. Marriage is seen as a temporary arrangement that is to be ended when the “loving” feeling is gone. However, such a interpretation is not what God has in mind for marriage (see Matthew 19:6).
Faithfulness in church attendance, and other areas of biblical disciplines, will help to insure marital faithfulness. It is not simply “attendance” that makes the difference. It is the benefit that faithful attendance brings. There are the benefits of consistent biblical instruction and Christian exhortation. Hebrews 10:25 reminds us that meeting faithfully with other believers is a genuine source of exhortation. Hebrews 3:13 states that Christian exhortation should be a “daily” practice.
The maintaining of our commitment to Christ will help to insure our commitment to our spouse. Yes, I used the politically incorrect word “spouse,” and not “partner.” But…That is another topic.
Sadly enough, church (and even more sadly, only a shrinking subset of churches) is just about the only place left where one can learn and understand the sacredness of marriage and the importance and implications of marriage vows.
The institution of marriage is important enough that God provided for it even before any call to formal worship (Gen 2:24). It was one of His first orders of business. It should be one of ours as well. God is the author and designer of marriage, therefore it must be done in accordance with His instructions (neatly provided for us in His Word) to be successful.
One of Satan’s greatest triumphs is reflected in the fact that the divorce rate in the church nearly mirrors the divorce rate outside the the church.
If sociologists had the courage to admit it, the breakdown of marriage can be shown to be directly responsible for most of our societal ills today.
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