Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty by David S. Dockery

Author:David S. Dockery
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Post Hill Press
Published: 2019-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

We often chafe at these obligations. Yet in the civilizations shaped by Christianity, people have come to see that living up to these responsibilities is a great adventure and worth the effort. God wants us to love our children into existence, as a by-product of loving our spouses.

To summarize, when society organizes itself around God’s view of marriage, here is what we get:

· Love is a meaningful and central concept.

· Children have the lifelong commitment of their parents.

· People are loved into existence by God and by their natural parents.

· Everyone, at least in principle, is accountable to God, who stands outside the created order.

· The objective moral order exists independently of the will of the strongest, including the State.

· God created men and women, equally in his image and likeness.

· Marriage is an icon of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride, the Church.

· Patriarchy requires men to sacrifice themselves for their wives and children.

Conclusion: Comparing the State’s Marriage

with God’s Marriage

This is what Christians believe: God loves each of us into existence and wants us to participate in His creative process through love. At the center of the universe is a deep abiding love. We are called to be part of it. We are not ashamed to believe this.

We invite each reader to consider: are you really satisfied with the alternative the modern secular world has created? We invite everyone to accept the challenge to live as if we are loved into existence.

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