Marriage – A Mansion with no exits!
Posted by lawsaw on March 8, 2009
“You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’[a] 32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. ” Matt 5:31-32
“The Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence.” Mal. 2:16
Someone once describes wedding as a wonderful doorway to a grand mansion which we call marriage. Some couples spent so much money creating the most grandeur doorway but ended up with a really dilapidated mansion. On the other end, some couples have a less than decent doorway but the mansion in which the doorway lead to is strong and beautiful.
Regardless of the price tag of the doorway, once you enter this mansion, you find that there are virtually no exits!
So we would do well if we bear the following words,” Before marriage, we need to keep our eyes open. After marriage, we need to keep them shut.”
As one puritan says,” First we choose our love, then we love our choice.”
