Regarding Marriage
4/8/05 From The Lord, Our God and Savior - The Word of The Lord Spoken to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
"[God The Father] These words I give you, give to those who need to receive them in their hearts... God gave to man a woman, and saw that it was very good. I have sanctified marriage... And all the world works to desecrate that, which The Lord has granted as a gift.
Those who live in the ways of The Lord, and follow His laws,
To them marriage will be wonderful and joyful, as it was meant to be.
To those who live outside the Law, and follow the ways of the heathen, and act in the manner of demons, to these marriage is a large stone tied about their necks, for the vows taken at the marriage union encompass the full spirit of the Law. Therefore, those, who forsake the Law, become unequally yoked when married... They fight against themselves.For all things bestowed on man encompass My Law, and only come to fulfillment by following its letter. What one does becomes manifest in all aspects of his life... What one does not do, likewise, becomes manifest as troubles and sorrows.
Blessed are those given and received in marriage, who keep My commandments...
For they shall experience love, compassion, understanding, much joy and earthly fulfillment.
All those who first marry their Lord, and become the bride of The Messiah,
Shall likewise have Him in their midst.
So to all those who have wives, treat them as you would treat your Savior, as if He abided in your home... Love your wife as you love your God. Wives, also, love your husband as you love The Lord, and give to him respect and supplication as you do to your Lord. I have made him the head of his house, and you I have taken from his side. You are part of each other, you are one, but you dwell at his side... No house can have two heads, or two wives formed from one rib. Trust in what The Lord has made and brought together. Peace is what The Lord desires of you and you of each other. Therefore, to the husband, duties for the husband. To the wife, duties for the wife. Your duties are all of equal importance, each balancing the other’s. Accept what The Lord has given you, and have joy. Let go of that which you hold on to so tightly, and all that you stand firm against in your relationship. Embrace your spouse, and they shall embrace you. Did The Lord make the branches of the willow tree firm or yielding?... In the yielding, of its branches to the wind, does it live wholly and not break in half... In its yielding does it spread its seed to the wind, and gives shelter to those beneath its branches. It only needs a firm root structure, and to be near the Stream, wherein flows its very life.
As for those in marriage, who smite those near to them with their mouths or with their hands, woe, I say to them... Woe. To lash out at another, with one’s tongue, is worse than he who smites his beloved on her cheek... For whatsoever a man conceives in his heart to do that is wicked, he is already guilty, whether he acts or acts not on his evil notions. Therefore, pay close attention to those things conceived by your heart, for the tempter is ever present, waiting to devour you by that which you have conceived.
Focus on your Lord continually, and the tempter shall flee from you...
Then shall springs of living water flow from your heart, and love flow from your lips...
For whatever a man puts in his mouth does not defile the man,
But whatever proceeds from his mouth, this defiles the man or exalts him,
In the eyes of The Lord"
Excerpt from:
God Created Man in His Image, and from His Rib
Did He Give to Him Woman... And Together Shall They Live
as Two of One Flesh, with The Lord as Their Father
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11/23/05 From YahuShua HaMashiach, Jesus The Christ, Our Lord and Savior - The Word of The Lord Spoken to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
"Thus says The Lord to His people, who abide in marriage as they should: Listen to My servant and apostle, Paul, and have understanding...
As I have given up of My body, for all those I love, even unto death...
Likewise should all those, who love one another, love them as I have loved you.
In all ways did I submit unto My bride, which is also My body, even unto the relinquishing of My power over her, nor did I judge My bride. Because of this, she has become My bride. In the same manner, she must give of herself unto Me, to make the union complete and everlasting. The Father has given her hand to Me, and I have called unto her, saying, “How I long to gather you into My arms, and love you as My own, and make you My bride. Come and see... I have already prepared a place for you. Become My virgin and accept these robes of white, and walk in them and wear them well, so we can walk together in the Garden, forever and ever.” Now listen, with ears open...
As I have done, do likewise...
For any bride, joined, must be cleansed and made fit for her husband...
Also, all earthly husbands must also become clean,
Lest your holy union be unclean.
The Father gave you marriage, by which you come together as one, in His name. So then, when there is division or separation, how then can two come together, as one in the flesh, when a division in spirit remains? I have told you already, and you also know within your hearts, that all those in marriage must first come together in spiritual intimacy, closer than flesh... Then can you fulfill this closeness through that which is fleshly. This is also a gift from The Father, and should be treated as such, according to how He has commanded you and how you should receive it and experience it. Those in marriage can reach new heights of ecstasy, through the unification of flesh... Only by this union, being that which is a completion, or a finishing, of love’s desire that you become completely one, because you had first become one in The Spirit, with all thankfulness to God for bringing you together in His name, under His commandments.
One can not give into complete abandonment of oneself,
Melding into the love of another,
Unless, first, absolute trust is established...
Trust is earned, not given...
So all those who first trust in God,
Because of what He has done by way of Me,
Have placed The Cornerstone in their marriage...
And from this Foundation can all new and shining houses be built,
And those, that already exist, be strengthened.
When one of you two has an obstacle or stumbling block, then you both have fallen... And as two together, as one, must all these adversities be overcome. All those, who overcome together in Me, will receive even greater things than these, which they now think will lead them into happiness.
As We, The Father and The Son, are long-suffering,
So then shall you be...
Love is patient.
Remember that any rent, which is not quickly mended, is made worse with time, further tearing away from the fabric of your marriage. Mend all rents speedily, and with a greater thread, and with more tender hands than in the past.
As all things are made new in Me...
So then, all those who believe in Me,
Must be remade in My image, walking in My ways...
So goes restoration in marriage...
Your marriage of old must die, and be forgotten through forgiveness,
And be completely remade on a new foundation...
This is a process, My beloved little ones."
From the Letter:
A Letter Regarding
Submissiveness in Marriage
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8/20/05 From Our Lord and Savior, Jesus The Christ - A Letter Given to Timothy, For a Sister in Christ, and For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
Question asked by Timothy, for a sister in Christ: Should she stay in the same field? Or should she be doing something else?
[Christ Jesus] "Beloved one, become My student and also your own teacher. Seek answers inside yourself, for I reside there. When asking yourself, of which works shall I do or do not, first ask yourself what works serve your God best, and which works has God appointed unto you already. Remember also, you are of one flesh together with your husband.
Here is wisdom, for those married, in regards to work, money and children. First, remember, all is The Lord’s and given by Him, each according to their faith. Then, what is the wife’s is the husband’s; likewise, what is the husband’s is the wife’s, but the husband is the head of all in his house. I require peace in the houses of those who believe in Me, for I first made man, and then from his side did I give unto him woman... Two of the same flesh, as one by marriage, and unified by the sharing of flesh... Two of one body, with the husband as the head; and the wife and children, the members. In this is there balance leading to peace, which brings forth even more love and time for prayer and worship of He who is the whole body, and you both its members.
All members of a body are important. The body must function, in concert, according to what the head has decreed. Shall the head say to the feet, “I do not need you”? Or the feet say to the head, “I do not need you”? Can the head act without the body, or the body without the head?... Certainly not. When one member suffers, all suffer. Cut off the head, then all perish. This is the same for your body, your family and the body of Christ’s believers...
First, The Lord!...
Then prayer and worship, followed by study of His Word.
Then husband... Next, wife, followed by children.
All other things are but a wisp of wind, catching your attention,
Quickly passing into nothing, remembered no more....
Only life is."
Excerpt from:
All Who Have Received of The Truth Must Also Live by The Truth,
Sharing All They Have Been Given in Accordance with God’s Will
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3/26/05 From YahuShua HaMashiach, He Who Is Called Jesus The Christ, Our Lord and Savior - The Word of The Lord Spoken to Timothy, For His Wife’s Brothers and Their Wives, and For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
"For God gave unto man marriage, and sanctified it. Therefore, let no one separate what God has joined together."
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"Thus says The Lord: Sin is sin, all sin is sin. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God... Shall then sin judge sin?! No! Only The One who is without sin shall be your judge; and behold, He is also The Son of Man! Therefore, you do greatly err. For she who is married to your brother is your sister. Cast her not out in bitterness, lest you also be cast out by The Father who is in Heaven... For God gave unto man marriage, and sanctified it. Therefore, let no one separate what God has joined together.
Tell Me, what wrong has your sister committed against you? Has she not first sinned against The Lord her God? Thus to Me shall she give answer, and at My feet shall she kneel in repentance. Then to her husband she shall go, of which she has already done. Has he not forgiven her and kept her as his wife? He has not written her a bill of divorcement. Shall you then write it for him?... Where are your hearts?! For out of love your brother has forgiven his wife, and out of love your sister has asked for forgiveness!
Your sister has indeed stumbled, and together with her husband have they fallen. For all stumble, all go astray, and as two of one flesh they fall, for of such is the union of marriage. Yet in true repentance are they lifted up, and upon true forgiveness will new-found trust be established; through love, with steadfast faith in God, will they find strength enough to heal the breach... Therefore, again I ask you, where is your love? Where is the love you claim to have for Me? It is like lukewarm water quickly growing cold, and so too is your love for others. Thus in your own marriage you shall seek love, yet you shall never find it, for you have not first shown love."
Excerpts from:
Judge Not Others, For That By Which You Judge
Is How You Shall Be Judged
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10/28/04 From The Lord, Our God and Savior - The Word of The Lord Spoken to Timothy, For Timothy and His Wife, and For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
Question asked by Timothy: Lord, have we sinned in regards to our sex life?
Thus says The Lord: When laying together, remember the decrees of God concerning these things of sex and intimacy: You shall not lay with another outside of marriage; with your spouse only shall you lay. Even sex before marriage, called fornication, is adultery. Do not think of others while laying with your spouse; this is adultery of the heart. You shall not lay with your wife, during her monthly shedding of blood. You shall not behold sexual sin with your eyes, nor partake of any form of pornography, for to do so is to sin with them; this too is adultery. You shall perform no unnatural acts, nor shall you partake in sodomy. And no man or woman, in all creation, shall lay with another of their same gender! For this is abomination in the eyes of The Most High God and filled with blasphemy!
I gave unto man woman, from his side did I form her,
And he who was one became two...
And behold, the two became one again in marriage,
Two of one flesh, man and woman...
And I saw that it was very good.
From the Letter:
Sex
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Reconciliation in Marriage
An unyielding heart sows discord in marriage,
And stubbornness shuts the door to reconciliation...
Yet the one who is first to say,
“I’m sorry” is wise, defusing any argument;
And the one who is quick to forgive
Heals the breach.
From:
Reconciliation in Marriage
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The First Stitch
The first stitch, to mend any rent,
Are the words “I’m sorry”...
Says The Lord.
From:
The First Stitch
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Blessed are those given and received in marriage,
Who keep My Commandments...
For they shall experience love,
Compassion, understanding,
Much joy and earthly fulfillment.
Excerpt from:
The Blessed... More Declarations of Blessedness
From The Lord, Our God and Savior
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1/26/11 From The Lord, Our God and Savior – A Letter Given to Jayse and Timothy, For The Lord’s Little Flock, and For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear - Regarding Marriage in The Kingdom
Thus says The Lord: Marriage, in the Kingdom of God, will not be as you have imagined...For none have truly known what it means to be married under God, with YahuShua as the centerpiece...
The union, which I have prepared for My chosen,
Is beyond that which your mind, at present, is able to understand...
Yet the day is coming quickly,
When many of you shall indeed come to know and understand...
Experiencing that which has been long awaited,
Even from the beginning, when you first walked with Me in the garden.
Therefore, though you lack knowledge, and have yet to fully understand My ways, rejoice! For My promises shall surely be met... Every one shall be fulfilled! And in that day, the glory of My majesty shall never escape your eye!...
For one, who has entered into My glory, knows the depths of My love...
Having his understanding opened fully, in the knowledge of The Holy...
Says The Lord."
From the Letter:
Union