Genesis 2:24 says “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” From this verse we learn that marriage is the combination of three things:
1. Leaving (Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother). Leaving is all about not being a mama’s boy or a daddy’s girl. The responsibility to love and care for your parents don’t go away. They just now come second to the responsibility to love and care for your spouse. The new marriage has created a new family that is now a higher priority than your previous family. Leaving is a commitment to prioritize your spouse above all other relationships.
2. Cleaving (and shall cleave unto his wife). "Stuck Like Glue" is a Sugarland single released to radio July 26, 2010. Part of the chorus goes “And I know I'm never letting this go. I'm stuck on you. Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue. You and me baby, we're stuck like glue. Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue. You and me baby, we're stuck like glue.” Though Sugarland is not a Christian band, they do a great job of describing the biblical definition of cleaving. To cleave means to be glued to your spouse. When I perform a wedding ceremony the couple commits to stick together “for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death us do part”. These popular vows find their roots in the biblical definition of cleaving. At its core, cleaving is a commitment to stick together.
3. Going all the way (and they shall be one flesh). Having committed to prioritize the marriage relationship above all other relationships (leaving) and having committed to stick together through thick or thin (cleaving), a married couple now consummates the marriage through their sexual union (going all the way). This is the start of two people becoming one. When I perform wedding ceremonies each person vows to “remain only unto you, for so long as we both shall live.” When they say this, they’re committing to exclusively share sexual intimacy with their spouse.
1. Leaving (Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother). Leaving is all about not being a mama’s boy or a daddy’s girl. The responsibility to love and care for your parents don’t go away. They just now come second to the responsibility to love and care for your spouse. The new marriage has created a new family that is now a higher priority than your previous family. Leaving is a commitment to prioritize your spouse above all other relationships.
2. Cleaving (and shall cleave unto his wife). "Stuck Like Glue" is a Sugarland single released to radio July 26, 2010. Part of the chorus goes “And I know I'm never letting this go. I'm stuck on you. Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue. You and me baby, we're stuck like glue. Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, stuck like glue. You and me baby, we're stuck like glue.” Though Sugarland is not a Christian band, they do a great job of describing the biblical definition of cleaving. To cleave means to be glued to your spouse. When I perform a wedding ceremony the couple commits to stick together “for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death us do part”. These popular vows find their roots in the biblical definition of cleaving. At its core, cleaving is a commitment to stick together.
3. Going all the way (and they shall be one flesh). Having committed to prioritize the marriage relationship above all other relationships (leaving) and having committed to stick together through thick or thin (cleaving), a married couple now consummates the marriage through their sexual union (going all the way). This is the start of two people becoming one. When I perform wedding ceremonies each person vows to “remain only unto you, for so long as we both shall live.” When they say this, they’re committing to exclusively share sexual intimacy with their spouse.
So we see the three commitments of marriage...
1. The commitment to prioritize your spouse above all other relationships (leaving).
2. The commitment to stick together through thick and thin (cleaving).
3. The commitment to exclusively share sexual intimacy with one’s spouse (going all the way).
1. The commitment to prioritize your spouse above all other relationships (leaving).
2. The commitment to stick together through thick and thin (cleaving).
3. The commitment to exclusively share sexual intimacy with one’s spouse (going all the way).
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