Sunday, January 11, 2015

Christ honored marriage

"He who gave Eve to Adam as a helpmeet performed His first
miracle at a marriage festival. In the festal hall where friends and kindred rejoiced together, Christ began His public ministry. Thus He sanctioned marriage, recognizing it as an institution that He Himself had established. . . .
Christ honored the marriage relation by making it also a symbol of the union between Him and His redeemed ones.
He Himself is the Bridegroom; the bride is the church, of which, as His chosen one, He says, “Thou art all fair, My love; there is no spot in thee.”
  AH 26.2 E.G.W./Song of Solomon 4:7