The Covenant of Marriage

Tony Evans' Radio

Tony Evans

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

When married life falls short of the happily ever after standard, divorce is often the result. In this message, Dr. Tony Evans will explain why more than just wedding vows get broken when that happens. Don’t miss this look at what marriage means from God's point of view. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/222/29

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0:00.0	We want God to marry us, but men to separate us.
0:02.6	Dr. Tony Evans says there's been too much
0:04.9	putting a sunder of what God has joined.
0:07.5	Marriage is a legal relationship established by God,
0:12.1	and therefore only God can break it.
0:15.8	This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans,
0:19.0	author, speaker, senior pastor of Oaklef Bible Fellowship
0:23.0	in Dallas, Texas, and president of the Urban Alternative.
0:28.3	When married life falls short of happily ever after,
0:31.5	divorce is often the result.
0:33.6	But today, Dr. Evans explains that when that path is chosen,
0:37.0	more than just marriage vows get broken.
0:39.5	Let's join in.
0:40.5	The Bible has three covenantal institutions.
0:45.3	That is, institutions that God created to carry out
0:50.7	His contractual arrangement with this planet.
0:54.7	The first covenant is marriage and family.
0:58.6	The Bible makes grand statements about having babies.
1:02.5	In fact, the Bible says the more the marry, keep all having them.
1:08.6	But why?
1:09.6	Why the big deal about having kids?
1:14.5	Remember, God told Adam and Eve and Genesis,
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