Vows, Contracts and Covenants - Parts I & II
Tru-Image Wifestyle study
Tru Image Wifestyle - defined as a wife who stays true to the original design of God for her as a submitted helper to her husband, whose marriage reflects Christ & His church.
Differences between vows, contracts and covenants
Vow - solemn promise, oath, earnest pledge or commitment (noun & verb)
Contract - written or spoken agreement enforceable by law, a treaty or pact
Covenant - a binding legal agreement, a law, a promise
Traditional Wedding Vows
As God is my witness - defines vow as covenant
I take you - Genesis 2:24 (leave & cleave)
To be my lawfully wedded husband - only severed legally
To have and to hold - indicates future sexual covenant
From this day forward - instituted immediately
For better or for worse - nature of relationship not based on circumstances
In sickness and in health - not based on illness
To love and to cherish - commitment of mind and heart
Til death do us part - eternal
Tru-Image Wifestyle - adornment
Isaiah 61:10
Colossians 3:12-25
I Peter 3:1-7
Revelation 21:1-3
Jeremiah 31: 1-4, 31-34
John 1:12,13
Put on salvation and righteousness
1. God created & marriage because He loves us. Also to eliminate lonelines, for multiplication and ultimately for His glory to show us a small portion of what complete relationship with Him is like. John 3:16
2. Sin is always the reason for shame, fear, blame, controlling behaviors & guilt in marriage - Garden of Eden Romans 3:23; 6:23
3. Marriage is sacrifice by definition. Complete don’t compete. All things should be done out of love. Inviting Jesus into our relationships is the only way we will learn to love & respect each other. Romans 5:8
4. Receive Christ and receive your husband as God’s gift to you. We accept our wifestyle by faith just how we receive salvation. It is an act of our will and a transformed mind and heart.
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