Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In John 3:22-36, John the Baptist put an immediate stop to the idea of competition between Jesus and himself. His response provides not only pastors but all Christians with an excellent motto for our lives. (Here is a link to the full sermon notes.)
In order to understand marriage, we need to go back to the creation of the woman in Genesis 2:18-25.
Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In...
God fulfills his plan against human opposition and even through human suffering.