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The lifelong bond of holy wedlock

Carl Haak·2023-02-01
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Rev. Carl Haak expounds on the permanence of Christian marriage as a lifelong covenant bond that cannot be dissolved except by death, grounding his teaching in Christ's words in Luke 16:18 and the immutability of God's law. He calls believers to view marriage as a reflection of God's faithfulness to the church, characterized by forgiveness, sacrifice, and enduring love rather than bitterness or distance. This sermon emphasizes the theological and practical dimensions of marital commitment within the Protestant Reformed tradition.

Rev. Carl Haak, minister emeritus in the Protestant Reformed Churches, member of Georgetown PRC, and former radio pastor for the Reformed Witness Hour, on which this message was aired (June 28, 1998) Marriage is a permanent bond -- for life. When God joins you in marriage to your husband or wife, He forms a bond that cannot be dissolved except by God Himself in death. Not even divorce dissolves a marriage so that you are free to be married again to another while your spouse lives. When God...

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Author
Carl Haak
Date

2023-02-01

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Scripture References
Luke
Luke 16:18Luke 16
Hosea 2:19
Jeremiah 3:1
Psalms
Psalms 89:33Psalms 89
Colossians 3
Topics
Marriage and FamilyNew TestamentChristian Living
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