Pastors Corner

A Living Gospel Message

There is no message more central to human existence than the gospel of Christ's death and resurrection. Long before the cross, God decided that he would embed within humanity a picture, a portrait of the gospel: marriage. The great mystery of marriage, a mystery that could be revealed only after the cross, is that marriage has always been and will always be about the gospel. The relationship of a husband and wife is to be a constant pointer to the relationship of Christ and his church. Before God created Eve for Adam, God had His Son’s bride, the church in mind. This means that even though God knew we would be unfaithful, He would marry us anyway. Even though He knew the great pain and suffering He would have to go through to redeem us, He created us anyway. Is this not the greatest demonstration of selfless love? What an inspiration this is for us to see our marriages as a blessing and not a burden; to find fulfillment in our marriages; to see our marriages as something worth fighting for. Our world mocks marriage, yet marriage, when lived as God would have it is the greatest blessing we could have.

Pastor Don