What God Has Joined Together: A Chastising Relationship
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In this book, I attempt to re-examine relationships in light of scripture for the purpose of revealing some misunderstood truth about relationships. I hope to provide the reader with a view of Relationship in light of how God would have us view it from a spiritual perspective. A relationship is the process of becoming one in unity with each other. It cannot be done by man alone even as a world view. A healthy relationship is a spiritual relationship. We need to look deeper into the word of God for understanding what God has joined together, not just in marriage but in our entire lives.
In our society today we want to take what God has created and make it work our way. When it comes to a relationship we selfishly replace that responsibility with our personal desires. We are expecting the relationship to work under our control and understanding, giving no thought to the fact we really have no foundation for that relationship to stand. Even in considering the things that are most valuable to us in a relationship, the appearance, personality, character, money, sex or even intelligence are not foundations for a relationship. They may be valuable to us but not enough to base our lives on. They are not even stable themselves because nothing stays the same but God. When we have our own values and put them in the place of righteousness we will never be able to see or understand the truth. Our feelings and our values combined are a deadly combination for making decisions morally or ethically if not guided by the principles of God. Therefore, In a Relationship we should consider a required commitment with the understanding of what that means spiritually and physically. A relationship must be about oneness and with love. In order to understand a relationship we need to understand God’s will for our lives.
Larry Adams Ed D
He is an expository writer with a view to relate scripture to understanding. He has a composite picture of that subject and experienced in religious studies. With forty years of religious studies as well as Biblical Counseling, he is totality dependent upon the Spirit of God for understanding. Larry E. Adams is a native of Missouri. He received his Doctorate of Education Degree from Lael College and Graduate School. He is a Board Certified Biblical Counselor and a member of the International Board of Christian Counselors. He is also a member of the American Academy of Christian Counselors and has received certifications in Advanced Biblical studies from Missouri Baptist College. He has been a faithful Bible teacher for over forty years as he and his wife gracefully continue to serve the Lord without end.
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What God Has Joined Together - Larry Adams Ed D
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 What God Has Joined Together
2 Man and Woman in Marriage
3 Christ and the Church
4 God and His Covenant People
5 Baptism and Salvation
6 The Relationship of This Joining to Repentance
7 Be Careful How We Perceive Joining Together
8 Sealed with The Holy Spirit Of Promise
9 Let Us Join Ourselves To The Lord
10 He That Is Joined To The Lord is One Spirit
11 Pronouncement Of Judgment
12 The Chastening of the Lord
13 The Providence of God
14 Trials and Tribulations
15 Perseverance
Conclusion
Bibliography
Scriptural References
Foreword
When I think about relationships and how God has joined them together for his purpose in the beginning. I realize the need for understanding how important it is for God to guide us through that understanding. To know that we have no control over our lives without him. Understanding that life is not about our feelings, our needs, our imaginations or our perceptions, but on the purpose of our Creator. It is an opportunity to fill God’s purpose. What God has joined together in a relationship is more than we can perceive. It involves obedience, responsibility, spirituality and faith. God has joined together everything we need for a successful relationship. In fact, what God has joined together will include himself.
In this book, I attempt to re-examine relationships in light of scripture for the purpose of revealing some misunderstood truth about relationships. I hope to provide the reader with a view of relationship in light of how God would have us view it from a spiritual perspective. A relationship is the process of becoming one with each other. It cannot be done by man alone even as a world view. A healthy relationship is a spiritual relationship. We need to look deeper into the word of God for understanding what God has joined together. Scripture states what God has joined together let no man put asunder
(Mark 10:9, kjv)
In our society today we want to take what God has created and make it work our way. When it comes to a relationship we selfishly replace that responsibility with our personal desires. We are expecting the relationship to work under our control and understanding, giving no thought to the fact that we really have no foundation for that relationship to stand. Even in considering the things that are most valuable to us in a relationship, the appearance, personality, character, money, sex or even intelligence are not foundations for a relationship. They may be valuable to us but not enough to base our lives on. They are not even stable themselves because nothing stays the same but God. When we have our own values and put them in the place of righteousness we will never be able to see or understand the truth. Our feelings and our values combined are a deadly combination for making decisions morally or ethically if not guided by the principles of God. Therefore, in a relationship we should consider a required commitment with the understanding of what that means spiritually and physically. A relationship must be about oneness and with love. In order to understand a relationship we need to understand God’s will for our lives.
Acknowledgments
I thank God for His Holy Spirit and for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has blessed my life in so many ways and has allowed me the opportunity to praise Him for who He is.
My primary thanks go to my church family, my former Pastor Dr A. L. Hamilton Sr and my present Pastor Landis Fisher. The inspiration of God’s word has gracefully guided my life as I press toward the mark of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ. I also want to thank God for blessing me with a wonderful wife Julia who has demonstrated love and trust that is beyond measure. An example of what God has joined together in the simple obedience of the word of God.
Introduction
Man’s view of joining together often carries with it a standard of how that process should please him. The purpose of that joining has to be personal or at least adjustable. Man is limited in his understanding of how to join anything that requires perception and purpose. And he must rely on God to see the whole picture. What God our Creator has joined together is completed because God is understanding. (Proverb 8:14, kjv) And the purpose of this joining is oneness, first with God and then with man.
Man is liable for his joining in every area of his life. For scripture