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131027 AM Does God Really Care About Who Gets Married

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Does God Really
Care About Who Gets Married? A. With marriage and its (re)definition in the
headlines nearly everyday, this is a vital question. B. Hebrews 12:25-13:6 is
a fitting frame for our time together in God’s word this morning. I.
Foundational Input from Our Creator A. Manhood and womanhood was __________
idea (Gen 1:27-28).B. God linked his design for manhood and womanhood with
(Gen 2:23-24).C. Jesus emphasized the link between creation, manhood and
womanhood, and the true nature of a life-long covenant relationship wherein
God does _____ the together (Matt 19:1-6).D. Paul reveals the deepest _____
of marriage as designed and defined by God (Eph 5:24-33).E. A” of which
leads to the conclusion: God created male and female with distinctive masculine
and feminine natures; he defined for them distinctive roles so that within
the context of marriage as husband and wife they might multiply the human
race, serve as a model of God’s covenant with his people, and uniquely
display the relationship of Christ and his blood-bought church. II. Whom is
Our Creator Willing to “Join” to Another of the Opposite Sex in
“Holy Matrimony”?A. One who has _____ been married (Gen 2:24; 1 Cor
7:8-9, 28).B. One whose spouse has ______ (Rom 7:1-3).C. One who _______
his/her spouse for sexual immorality (Matt 19:9).D. One who is ___________
with his/her spouse (1 Cor 7:10-11). III. How Would Our Creator Have Us Think
of Disregard for His Will Concerning Marriage?A. A man and a woman may be “married”
in the eyes of human society, but that doesn’t mean it is
“______________” for them to be together (Mark 6:14-18).B. A man
and a man or a woman and a woman may be “married” in the eyes of
human society, but that doesn’t mean their union is “___________”
(Rom 1:18-27; Isa 5:20).C. All such disregard is a symptom of our broken and
disordered alienation from God that is universally experienced by all
___________ (Rom 3:23; 6:23; 1 Cor 6:9-10).D. To approve of sin, whether by
silence or endorsement, contradicts _____ (Rom 1:32; Gal 4:16). E.
_______________ is available to all (1 Cor 6:11; 1 Pet 2:21-25; Acts 2:37-38;
22:16).