1 Peter 3:1-7
Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, 6like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
1 Cor. 7:1-17
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. 5Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. 18Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised. 19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts. 20Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. 21Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you–although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. 23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.
But how about this commandments will break just for a moment because of temptation.
It’s my second time to wrote about this marriage problem from a certain of mine who is currently experiencing the married life dilemma.Though it really happens that a marriage can be ruined by just a single click because of temptations but it’s God still the main answer of the problem. I tried to make a moved just to save their relationship by praying and giving them advises but it’s their decision still followed.
A close friend of mine told me about her married life problem . For 13 years they were living without a child, their married tested as to the extent of her husband wants to quit their relationship and since they were not blessed with a child , her husband wants to have a baby on his own and that was the start that they keep arguing with each other. Her husband finds way that their relationship will not last long so even a little mistakes with her wife they both arguing and turned not communicating and it worst and worst.
One time my friend read some text message of the girl that keeps on texting with her husband. A girl who is 10 years younger than him. Just living on their neighborhood and she discovered that a girl texting her husband and saying she loves her husband very much. She noticed it every night . She even noticed her husband busy keep on texting during night but the time he’s drunk , her wife grab the mobile phone and she read all the messages with the girl and she was very helpless as she told me that she can’t hold her tears and pained. She cried alone at night but her hubby just ignore it. It’s just a simple text from her friend, he replied.
My friend told me all those dreadful incidents . She is very pitiful telling me all those confrontations against with her husband. All she wants is to go out just to remove the pained she suffered for now but when she back home everything still the same coz she still can recall all those ghastly deeds by her husband . She is quite insecured of her married status that she can’t provide a baby and other confusing thoughts that really bothered her a lot. She wanted to uphold their relationship at the end coz she believe that only death do parted them.
My advised for her is that she will be strong for the situation. God gave that problem because God knows she can carry that until the end. She might want other guy just to recover but I told her that she should not escape the problem and adds another problem on the situation she encountered now. All I do is to pray her all the time that GOD will take good care of herself, totally healing and I know God will fix the broken heart..
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