Church & Marriage (Part 1 of 4): We Are One
Church and marriage. When we think about this topic, it often makes us think of the biblical equivalent of Christ and His Church. (Ephesians 5:22-32) However, as much as we want to embrace that idea thoroughly, we also want to share some practical applications of being married and going to church together. You see, we have more recently come across many couples who do not share the same church home. We have had several discussions amongst ourselves regarding this topic. Is it truly biblical for a couple not to be in the same congregation? Or is it actually okay because real church is not a building anyway? Many of us know that Jesus was not a member of a church congregation per se. He was a part of the Jewish culture and was a rabbi. (John 3:2) So he did hold a leadership position in the synagogue. But Jesus was obviously unmarried as we know from the scriptures. So the question becomes the Bible set any president for those who are married? We al...