Why Is Marriage Defined As Only Between a Man and Woman?

Marriage was defined by God, in the very beginning, as one man, one wife, joined together, unity, indivisibility, and that union that takes place. And actually, just the whole complementarity that we are two parts of an integrated whole is really even just marked on our bodies as male and female, really. The pieces fit. It's like God created us that way. And it's not like God, it's not unimportant, it's very critical, and it's very foundational to who we are. And it's very foundational to the message that God wanted to get across. He started history with a man and a woman in a marriage because he wanted to communicate important cosmic, spiritual truths about who He is, and also about Christ's relationship to the church. And He imprinted that on our bodies and our relationship as male and female and marriage, right at the very beginning of time. 

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Mary A. Kassian is an award-winning author and international speaker. For many years she was a distinguished professor of women’s studies at Southern Seminary. She has published several books and Bible studies, including Girls Gone Wise and Conversation Peace. Mary is a popular conference speaker at women’s events such as Revive and True Woman, and she has appeared on numerous radio and television shows such as Focus on the Family and Life Today. Mary loves demo day! . . . tearing down walls, ripping up floors, trying her hand at electrical and plumbing, building stuff, refinishing furniture. She knows her way around a hardware store and is happy as a lark when she has a power tool in her hand. Her dream would be to host an episode of a TV home reno show. Mary and her family live in western Canada.