"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." (John 5:39)

May 22, 2012

Marriage is Only

ref Mat 19:4-5; Jhn 2:1-2
by JC Ryle

One thing, however, ought not to be forgotten. Marriage is a step which so seriously affects the temporal happiness and spiritual welfare of two immortal souls, that it ought never to be taken in hand "unadvisedly, lightly, wantonly, and without due consideration." To be truly happy, it should be undertaken "reverently, discreetly, soberly, and in the fear of God." Christ's blessing and presence are essential to a happy wedding. The marriage at which there is no place for Christ and His disciples, is not one that can justly be expected to prosper