specific commandments to follow when making them. Marriage is one of the decisions.

Perhaps one of the most important decisions we will make is choosing the person we will

spend the rest of our lives with. This is not a decision that should be taken lightly. As

Christians, we have certain things we should take into consideration when making that

decision. God has given specific commands to both the husband and wife regarding how

they are to treat each other and their roles in the marriage relationship. Today's society

has paid no attention to the roles of the husband and wife, but we, as Christians, have the

Bible to refer to when we are confused as to what part we play in our marriage. God has

specifically said that the husband is to be the head of the household. The man is the head

over his wife, just as Christ was head over the church (Ephesians 5:23). This does not

mean that the husband is to command his wife to do unrealistic things. He is not to be a

tyrant. Christ lorded over the church with compassion, so the husband is to do the same

with his wife. Husbands are also to love their wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians

the Lord where they can grow in their personal relationship with Him. There should also

Finally, we learn that the wife is not to leave her husband, nor the husband leave

Devotions should not only be a time where husband and wife grow closer to God, but a

this time to make sure that they are where they are supposed to be in their marriage

for separating himself from the unbeliever. We do know however, from Mark, that we are

that God has given should not be ignored. God wants for all of his children to be happy,

so if we seek Him before we make a decision concerning marriage (or anything else for

5:22). Many people today take this out of context and treat it as if the wife is to do all

his wife has control over his body (I Corinthians 7:4). Husbands and wives are to take

make excuses for their actions using the world's standards, but Christians should know

through his believing wife (I Corinthians 7:14). However, if the unbeliever leaves the

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guidelines that God has set for marriage, it will be easy to remain with that one person

ask her to do anything that is unreasonable, or anything she would not want to do

way He tells us. We do not have freedom to choose in this situation. Many times people

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