darylscook wrote: The Revised 29th Teaching
The Created Gift of Marriage and Family
We believe in lifetime monogamous (one man-one woman) marriages that exhibit the created order of the Lord. Such marriages strengthen homes, churches, communities and nations. This blessing afforded us through understanding God’s Word should provoke us to avoid the pitfalls of today's culture that is rampant with premarital sex, adultery, divorce and remarriage. Marriage is the foundation of families and the cornerstone of promoting good morals that preserve the high value of children, the elderly, and the disabled. We embrace strong marriages and loving families that serve as a buffer to prevent societal problems such as abortion, homosexuality, abuse, and euthanasia. While there are many broken and blended families among us today that must be loved and accepted, the Bible remains the most effective tool for building and developing our marriages and homes after God’s perfect design (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:18-25, Deuteronomy 6:7, Matthew 5:32; 14:3-4, 19:3-12, Mark 10:12, Luke 16:18, Romans 7:2-3, I Corinthians 5:1-5, 6:9-18, 7:2-11, Colossians 3:18-21).
If they actually print any more of the Important Bible Truths Tracts, I am assuming this is what would go in them.
I e-mail my State Overseer and he sent it to me (Thanks Bishop Lawson).
Again, I wanted this for my records.
God bless You
Daryl
Unfortunately, your state overseer only sent you part of it.
I copied and pasted this from the marriage document.
Section I: Biblical Institution of Marriage Recommendations
1. The Created Gift of Marriage: We believe in lifetime monogamous marriages (one man-one
woman covenant relationships) that exhibit the created order of the Lord. Such marriages
strengthen homes, churches, communities and nations. This blessing afforded us through
understanding God’s Word should provoke us to avoid the pitfalls of today's culture that is
rampant with premarital sex, adultery, divorce and remarriage. Marriage is the foundation of
families and the cornerstone of promoting good morals that preserve the high value of
children, the elderly, and the disabled (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:18-25, Deuteronomy 6:7, Matthew
5:32; 14:3-4, 19:3-12, Mark 10:12, Luke 16:18, Romans 7:2-3, I Corinthians 5:1-5, 6:9-18,
7:2-11, Colossians 3:18-21).
2. Family Affirmation: We recognize the created order of God includes families that were
designed as a father and mother who procreate children. We also endorse the value of the
extended family as defined by the Bible. The family was designed as a home guided by love,
discipline, and other nurturing aspects that would include all members under the pattern of
God’s Word. Strong marriages and loving families serve as a buffer to prevent societal
maladies such as abortion, incest, abuse, euthanasia, adultery, polygamy, or
homosexuality/lesbianism. These are destructive to the unity, health, and prosperity of
families and must be diligently taught as contrary to God’s original design.
3. When a marriage is in trouble, the priority should be that of seeking forgiveness,
reconciliation, and healing between the injured parties for the sake of restoring the marriage
and family at all cost.
4. Where marriages have ended in divorce, separated couples should be encouraged to maintain
an open door for reconciliation and healing so that the Lord may intervene to restore the
broken marriage.
5. Where marriages have ended in divorce with no clear possibility of reconciliation or
restitution, it is still incumbent on the injured parties to seek and offer forgiveness of one
another for the sake of healing. “Restitution where possible” has been one of our prominent
teachings and should be sought for in every condition where sin has occurred.
6. When a case arises where a pastor feels he/she cannot provide necessary counseling, other
credible Christian counseling should be sought for the sake of saving a failing marriage.
7. Educational resources should be made available and the Church should embark on an
aggressive program of training our ministers in both pre-marital and marriage counseling
being sensitive to comply with national/state laws governing marriage counselors where
applicable.
