Covenantal Love 01/26/2012
Marriage, being a binding legal covenant, offers distinct advantages over "living together." One which comes to mind is that marriage makes it more advantageous for each party to invest time and effort in seeking solutions to their difficulties. For a couple which lives together, a problem may be too distasteful to tackle, or a temptation too attractive to evade. A married couple, on the other hand, has strong legal and material incentive to address the same problem or temptation successfully. Breaking up is much easier than divorce. The problems which bitterly divide those who live together, encourage those with a legal commitment to seek solutions. The intentions, love and commitment of both couples are similar. But the intentions, love and commitment of one couple are reinforced...by a binding covenant. 2 Comments | GlueWhat holds together such a diverse and faulty gaggle of the redeemed at Westminster? It’s not Westminster's medieval architecture or politics. It’s not what we drink. That runs from smoothies and Starbucks to Northwest wines, micro-brews and Cascade mountain water. It's not what we sing, or a preference for a particular musical genre. The glue that binds the people of Westminster together is a common trust in the same God, as understood through the unchangeable truth of a 4,000 year old book, the Bible. Pastor Zoeller Clapton RedemptionI waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. Psalm 40.1-3
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