Important Facts and Principles
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God wants the home to be the happiest place on earth, the very
symbol of the home in heaven. Bearing the marriage responsibilities
in the home, linking their interests with Jesus Christ, leaning upon His
arm and His assurance, husband and wife may share a happiness in
this union that angels of God commend.—
The Adventist Home, 102
.
A Lifelong Union—Marriage, a union for life, is a symbol of the
union between Christ and His church.—
Testimonies for the Church
7:46
.
In the youthful mind marriage is clothed with romance, and it is
difficult to divest it of this feature, with which imagination covers it,
and to impress the mind with a sense of the weighty responsibilities
involved in the marriage vow. This vow links the destinies of the two
individuals with bonds which naught but the hand of death should
sever.
Every marriage engagement should be carefully considered, for
marriage is a step taken for life. Both the man and the woman should
carefully consider whether they can cleave to each other through the
vicissitudes of life as long as they both shall live.—
The Adventist
Home, 340
.
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From an Elevated Standpoint—Those professing to be Chris-
tians should not enter the marriage relation until the matter has been
carefully and prayerfully considered from an elevated standpoint, to
see if God can be glorified by the union. Then they should duly
consider the result of every privilege of the marriage relation, and
sanctified principle should be the basis of every action.—
The Review
and Herald, September 19, 1899
.
Examine carefully to see if your married life would be happy or in-
harmonious and wretched. Let the questions be raised, Will this union
help me heavenward? Will it increase my love for God? And will it
enlarge my sphere of usefulness in this life? If these reflections present
no drawback, then in the fear of God move forward.—
Fundamentals
of Christian Education, 104, 105
.
All in the Name of the Lord Jesus—One about to marry a wife
should stop to consider candidly why he takes this step. Is his wife to
be his helper, his companion, his equal, or will he pursue toward her
such a course that she cannot have an eye single to the glory of God?
Will he venture to give loose rein to his passions and see how much
care and taxation he can subject his wife to without extinguishing