Sacramental Marriage

In the beginning God created man. Although man had the perfect relationship with God, he was none-the-less very lonely. The animals were below him. God was above him. Man had no equal with whom he could spend his life. So, in the twilight hours of the sixth day, God created woman as his Sabbath gift to Adam.

Woman is the pinnacle of God’s creation and has one of the most important roles in God’s plan of salvation. God shared with woman something he shared with no other creature, including the angels. God gave woman the ability to cocreate a human life with him. This makes woman the greatest of all of God’s creation.

It is often said that life begins at conception. This is an untrue statement. Life manifests itself in this world at conception. Life truly began before the beginning of time. Every person who has ever lived and will ever live was alive in the mind of God from the first moment of creation.

We read in Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”

Man, woman, and God cooperate to create a new life destine to live with God forever in heaven. Man and woman give equal parts of themselves to form a body in which God infuses the soul of someone he has intimately known since the beginning of creation, manifesting in this world a new immortal person. Death came into this world through the envy of the devil and it was precisely this gift that the devil is envious of. Angels/demons cannot reproduce.

God joined Adam and Eve in marriage. He gave them the command to be fruitful and multiply. God raised marriage to the level of a sacrament. A sacramental marriage gives grace to husband and wife to live a holy life. The purpose of marriage is to participate in God’s plan of salvation for humanity. The first part of that plan is to bring every person from the mind of God into this world so the offer of eternal life can be given to them. A parents’ greatest responsibility is to introduce their children to God and to pass on the faith we have received. Salvation is a gift given to us by God through love and for love to exist there has to be choice. A parent’s ultimate responsibility then is to properly form their children so they can freely and honestly make that choice.

In a previous blog I wrote about what is required for salvation. These includes faith, and the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Holy Orders, and reconciliation. The sacrament of marriage was not listed among them. That is because the sacrament of marriage proceeds the requirements of salvation. If we are living according to God’s plan, life comes from sacramental marriage. All life, regardless of how it comes into this world, is sacred to God and is offered salvation. Therefore, the sacrament of marriage, although it receives grace, is not a requirement to be saved. God does have special favor for those who participate fully in his plan for the world in as much as they are capable.

Sin is selfishly taking for yourself that which God does not freely give. The world has turned from sacramental marriage, even among Christians, and have taken marriage on their terms. Marriage is no longer about creating a union between man, woman, and God oriented to bring forth life that will live forever in heaven. Far too many marriages today are about self-love. What can I get out of this person for myself? When those desires are not met the marriage ends and the couple moves on to find new people they can get something from. Bringing forth new life is rarely a forethought for those looking to get married. It has gotten so bad that people are walking away from marriage altogether and now only play house for as long as playing house does not create a burden in their lives.

Modern marriages are 50%-50%. Each gives 50% of themselves to the other and gets 50% from other sources. These marriages fail 50%+ of the time. A sacramental marriage is 300%. It recognizes that a marriage as oriented to God is one where both spouses give 100% of themselves to each other while God gives 100% of his grace to the union. A sacramental marriage that is 300% never fails for everyone involved is living their lives for the other, strengthened by God. The closer a husband and wife is to God, the closer they are to each other.

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