In Praise of Marriage
Dennis Tuuri
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4/18/2004
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Genesis 2:8-25 |
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Outline: Genesis 2:4-25 In Praise of Marriage Sermon Notes for April 18, 2004 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Intro Sweet Smell of a Great Sorrow and the So-called “Defense of Marriage” Coalition -Marriage vs. Family, Woman vs. Mother The permanency of the married state as opposed to vocation, church, or family I-n our text, God Sovereignly and Fatherly brings Adam to a deeper awareness of his need. May He do the same for us today. I. 3 Purposes of Marriage or Why singleness is normally “not good,” and hence evil (sort of) (at least a “painful deficiency!”) and woman is the first good God does for man. A. Vocation – Gen. 2:15,18 (Outward Facing, not inward Facing) Exercise Dominion, Guard and Keep the Garden Dying and other-centeredness (Proverbs and Benevolence) Jennifer Hoes-Hose ( Netherlands ) Marry Yourself, Divorce Yourself Same-sex Marriage – Extended Selfishness B. Procreation Be Fruitful and Multiply Seeking A Godly Seed – Mal. 2:15 Same-sex Marriage – Infertile (1 Man plus 1 Man = 0) Children of Same-sex Parents – Fatherless or Motherless by Definition C. Recreation Man’s First Recorded Words - Not Just Another Silly Love Song! Sophisticated Poetry that Focuses on the Other This, this time!! 2 Words 4 Syllable (is) bone of my bones 2 6 and flesh of my flesh 2 7 This shall be called woman 3 7 For from man was taken this 3 7 Homo Incurvatus In Se (bent in on the self) Sum: Image-bearing II. 3 Traits to Cultivate In Marriage or How to succeed in vocation, propagation and recreation. A. Fidelity vs. Adulteration One-woman sort of man (and woman!) Rev. 19:11;1 Cor. 4:2 B. Perseverance vs. Quitting Ps. 71:18; Pr. 2:17; 1 Cor. 13:4-8; OFC, the Stones and the Glory of Being 50-Soemthing Heb. 6:10-12; Gal. 6:9, Be A Finisher! C. Thankfulness vs. Grumbling Root of Homosexuality – Ingratitude Conclusion : Whose Image Will We Bear? Isolation or Completeness? “Once to every man and nation.” Narrative Climax: Temptation and Fall, Expulsion or Maturation The Smell of a Great Sorrow or Joyous Singing?