The Purpose of Marriage
Adam and Eve were brought together by the Living God, in the Garden of Eden. Let's continue forward in the dialogue regarding the purpose or purposes behind marriage.As we continue reading in the book of Genesis, God gives His command to Noah and essentially all of humanity. He tells Noah twice to "be fruitful and multiply."1 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. ...7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth And multiply in it."[Genesis 9:1, 7 NKJV]Here we see God’s decree for the purpose of humanity, to be fruitful and multiply. To follow this command it requires male and female...