Week 5: Sacred Marriage
This week’s material forced me to think about the total scale of the instituion of marriage. When you begin to consider that marriage not only brings two people together, but it also brings God into your relationship. I think marriage should be respected since it is a covenant involving you, your sponse, and God in a Trinity. The lesson changed my previous views on the institution of marriage. I felt previously it was just a title, and one of those things that is expected from people. I believe now that marriage is more than that. It should be taken extremely seriously as it is a relationship involving God.
It was interesting to learn some of the statistics on living with your partner before getting married. I previously believed it would be a good idea long term to live with somebody you thought of marrying. The statistics from the reading changed my mind on that perspective. The insight from the course has been substantial and hopefully I can begin to pattern the rest of my life on what I have learned from class.
I found this website to hold significant meaning when discussing marriage as a covenant: http://www.thebiblespeaks.com/Articles/Miscellaneous/Marriage/marcov.htm
