As Christians, we must reject that of the world and only embrace God's view of marriage and family revealed in His eternal, authoritative Word.

Moses, the human author of Genesis, writes under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit about the biblical foundation of marriage. Not only does Genesis record the first marriage between Adam and Eve, it also lays down the fundamental biblical convictions about every marriage—including your marriage.

According to Genesis 2, God teaches that marriage deserves the highest priority because of the unique covenantal relationship that is formed between man and woman. The Bible teaches that marriage is to be superior to all other relationships.

Pastor Tom continues to walk through Genesis 2, the foundational passage that defines and describes a marriage that honors God. Many practical truths can be gleaned from such a rich passage of Scripture. And if you want your marriage to honor God and if you want your marriage to be preserved during the highs and lows of life, you must know God’s Word and then apply it to your life.

Unfortunately, marriage, and particularly the wife's role in marriage, is under attack from the unbelieving world. In fact, the attacks have reached such a degree that some teach marriage is a means for men to control women. But such teaching doesn’t represent what the Bible says.

The Bible teaches that God has designed and defined marriage. In addition, God’s Word lays out clear roles in marriage—for both the husband and wife. So although man and woman have equal status as image-bearers of God, they have differing roles they’ve been assigned.

Genesis 2 isn’t the only passage that defines marriage and the specific roles that God has assigned to husbands and wives. In the New Testament, the apostle Paul takes up this issue in Ephesians 5 and Titus 2 to further explain God’s view of marriage and how Christians should respond.

According to Paul’s letter to Titus, there are several key duties of a godly Christian wife that a biblical family must embrace and actively seek to implement. Marriage is designed for the glory of God—and how we conduct ourselves in marriage matters.

In Ephesians 5, the apostle Paul makes clear what a godly husband is to know and do—and God requires that He pursue those realities with all his heart.