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Thanks to my beloved church I am continually growing and now have a clear understanding that marriage is not a status, contract or just a means to “rightly” bring children into the world. This is a decision to join in to a covenant (stronger than just any contract). See chart below for the contract vs. covenant breakdown.

Woman’s Requirements:
Colossians 3:18 – Submit
Ephesians 5:33 – Respect your husband
1Corinthians 7:5 – Don’t deprive your husband sexually

*NOTE* The marriage covenant is primarily with God

Man’s Requirements:
Ephesians 5:25-28 – Man leave his mother and father
1. The man is meant to lay down his life (dreams, goals, etc.) for his wife
2. Man is meant to love his wife
3. A man commits to the word
4. A man loves his wife as himself
5. A man loves his wife as his own body

1Peter 3:7
1. Treat her with respect
2. Treat her as the weaker vessel
3. Be gracious and considerate

1Timothy 5:8 – Provide
Colossians 3:19 – Don’t be harsh
1Corinthians 7:5 – Don’t deprive your wife sexually

Marriage Covenant Videos:
http://vimeo.com/46900658 – Part 1
http://vimeo.com/47169478 – Part 2
http://vimeo.com/50133920 – Part 3

This is not my home church but thank you to http://vcbweb.org/ for providing this chart for a clearer understanding of a contract vs. a covenant.

And remember guys… women don’t always want to be fixed, no matter how obvious the solution.