The Role Of Marriage In The Bible

Throughout the Bible it is seen that God has given each individual callings to comply with such as bearing children, taking dominion over the land, and spreading his word. God called Adam and Eve to work and establish vocations in his creation. He told them in Genesis 1:27-28, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the each and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” After the fall from grace with God, Adam and Eve must work in their vacation, which is contaminated with sin. In todays society we see that work is not always each, enjoyable, or fulfilling. As a nurse my calling is to help and heal people, but that is not always the case due to the …show more content…
God gave humans the gift and that capacity to be relational to one another, and commit to each other through marriage. Veith tells us, “Marriage is a tangible manifestation of the relationship between Christ and the Church, through only Christian couples, through the eyes of faith, will be able to glimpse how this is so (p.80).” This means that marriage is a substantial display of our relationship with God, and we should demonstrate the same love and compassion and God offers to us. My Christian worldview is that a wife is to treat her husband as her neighbor, and fulfill her calling by serving and loving her husband. Marriage is to mirror the image of Christ and the Church, with specific roles that the husband and wife and obligated to …show more content…
First, I will face many temptations through my work as a nurse, because of the patients I will encounter. Some patients do not have the word of God in their hearts, and it will be difficult to care for people who truly live in sin. It is important that I implement compassionate care for these patients and show them grace, as God has shown me. Therefore, I must know and understand how to deliver the word of Christ through individualized Bible readings. It is important that I tailor the scripture to the issues that the individual patient is experiencing, because all people are hurting in different ways. Another aspect of relationships that I will overcome with guidance from my Christian worldview is complications of marriage. One day I will be married, and I will be faced with relationship and financial complicates with my spouse. Therefore, my Christian worldview will provide me with communication skills and scripture to decrease the trials that I experience in my marriage. Ultimately, my Christian worldview will provide me with many resources for handling problems within my marriage and professional