{"product_id":"2940044255463","title":"Marriage and Family in the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost cultures hold to a tradition of marriage. In some cultures the marriages are arranged for children by their parents, while in other cultures marriages are the product of lust. But marriage is strongly held to be an honourable institution in most societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people desire to find that special person whom they can marry and spend the rest of their lives in a comfortable state of love. Unfortunately statistics show that most people never achieve this dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is primarily for men since it is the man who usually creates the major problems in most marriages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is possible to have a happy and fulfilling marriage, where love lives and grows. But achieving this goal requires an understanding of what love is and how love grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe primary purpose in this book is to use the Bible to define marriage and to show you how to find and live happily with the right spouse. This involves showing you the purpose for marriage, the requirements of love and the means of achieving love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers the following subjects:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: The Purpose of Marriage\u003cbr\u003eMarriage is Honourable\u003cbr\u003eMarriage Represents G-d’s Love\u003cbr\u003eMarriage Produces Holiness\u003cbr\u003eMarriage Brings Blessings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Seven Types of Marriage\u003cbr\u003eType One: Soul Mates\u003cbr\u003eType Two: Childhood Friends\u003cbr\u003eType Three: Arranged Marriages\u003cbr\u003eType Four: The Marriage of Deceit\u003cbr\u003eType Five: Love at First Sight\u003cbr\u003eType Six: The Interracial Marriage\u003cbr\u003eType Seven: Marriage from Lust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Origin of Family\u003cbr\u003eBiblical Definitions\u003cbr\u003eThe Origin of all Families\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Fatherhood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Fatherhood\u003cbr\u003eThe Fatherhood of G-d\u003cbr\u003eNatural Human Fatherhood\u003cbr\u003eThe Responsibility of a Father\u003cbr\u003e..A. The Father as Priest in His Home\u003cbr\u003e..B. The Father as Prophet in His Home\u003cbr\u003e..C. The Father as King in His Home\u003cbr\u003eSpiritual Fatherhood\u003cbr\u003e..A. Spiritual Fatherhood Based on Authority\u003cbr\u003e..B. Fatherhood as a Form of Apprenticeship\u003cbr\u003e..C. Fatherhood and the Generation of Faith\u003cbr\u003eFatherhood as a Means of Developing Leaders\u003cbr\u003e..A. The Initiative Must be From the Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e..B. Timothy Learns to be Like Paul\u003cbr\u003e..C. Timothy Becomes Paul’s Representative\u003cbr\u003e..D. Timothy Graduates From Apprentice to Master Craftsman\u003cbr\u003e..E. The Requirements of Spiritual Fatherhood\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Man a Spiritual Father?\u003cbr\u003e..A. The Father is the Life-source of the Family\u003cbr\u003e..B. The Father Imparts His Nature\u003cbr\u003e..C. Knowing the Eternal Nature of the Heavenly Father\u003cbr\u003e..D. Death to Self-will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Rights and Role of the Wife\u003cbr\u003eThe Bride as a Gift from G-d\u003cbr\u003eThe Wife as Queen and Rest\u003cbr\u003eThe Virtuous Woman\u003cbr\u003eThe Wife as a Property Holder\u003cbr\u003eBinah (Intuition and Intellect)\u003cbr\u003eThe Dowry\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Women of the Book of Proverbs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Requirements of Marriage\u003cbr\u003eCovenant\u003cbr\u003eServing\u003cbr\u003eSexual Intimacy\u003cbr\u003eLove\u003cbr\u003eHonouring the Weaker Vessel\u003cbr\u003eForgiveness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Divorce and Re-Marriage\u003cbr\u003eThe Only Grounds for Divorce\u003cbr\u003eThe Definition of Pornea\u003cbr\u003eRe-marriage to One’s First Spouse\u003cbr\u003eG-d’s Covenant Cannot be Broken by a Secular Court of Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Hedges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077917851888,"sku":"2940044255463","price":1.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044255463_p0.jpg?v=1769888573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044255463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}