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Human love is ennobled by being patterned on God’s love for his people. It is also safeguarded by God’s commands.
Conjugal love is commanded Col 3:18-19 See also Ge 2:24; Dt 24:5; Pr 5:18-20; Ecc 9:9; Eph 5:22,28,33; 1Pe 3:7
It is patterned on God’s love for his people Isa 54:5; Eph 5:25-27 See also Isa 62:5; Jer 3:14; Eze 16:8; Hos 2:19; 2Co 11:2; Rev 19:7
SS 8:6-7 See also Ge 29:20,30; Pr 6:34-35
Ge 24:67 Isaac and Rebekah; Ge 29:18 Jacob and Rachel; Jdg 16:4 Samson and Delilah; 1Sa 1:5 Elkanah and Hannah; Est 2:17 Xerxes and Esther; SS 1:2; SS 4:10; Hos 3:1; Mt 1:19 Joseph and Mary
Sexual immorality is condemned 1Co 7:2 See also Lev 18:22 homosexual acts forbidden; Lev 19:29 prostitution forbidden; Dt 23:17-18; Mt 5:32; Ac 15:29; Ro 1:26-27; 1Co 5:1; 1Co 6:18; 1Co 10:8; Eph 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Th 4:3
Adultery is condemned Ex 20:14 See also Lev 20:10; Dt 5:18; Pr 6:24; 1Co 6:9; Heb 13:4
Restrictions on divorce Mt 19:9 See also Mal 2:16; Mt 5:32; Mk 10:11-12; Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:10-11
Lust is condemned Mt 5:28 See also Job 31:1; Pr 6:25; 1Co 7:9; Eph 4:19; 1Th 4:5
Polygamy is forbidden 1Ti 3:2 See also Dt 17:17; Mal 2:15; 1Ti 3:12; Tit 1:6
5659 | bride |
5675 | divorce |
5680 | family |
5702 | husband |
5708 | marriage |
5732 | polygamy |
5744 | wife |
5898 | kissing |
6236 | sexual sin |
8252 | faithfulness, relationships |
8777 | lust |