Uma só carne
O conceito de 'uma só carne' é o fundamento bíblico do casamento. Desde a criação, Deus uniu homem e mulher em uma aliança indissolúvel de amor, compromisso e intimidade.
A instituição divina do casamento
Deus criou o homem e a mulher e os uniu em aliança. O casamento é obra de Deus, e o que Ele juntou não separe o ser humano.
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called "woman,"
for she was taken from man.
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him."
So God created man in his own image;
he created him in the image of God;
he created them male and female.
"Haven’t you read," he replied, "that he who createdthem in the beginning made them male and female,,and he also said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?,So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."
But from the beginningof creationGodmade them male and female.,For this reason a man will leavehis father and motherand the two will become one flesh.,So they are no longer two, but one flesh.Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
O mistério da união
Paulo ensina que a união conjugal é um grande mistério que aponta para Cristo e a Igreja. A intimidade reflete a comunhão espiritual plena.
In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,and the two will become one flesh.,This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church. To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.
Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body? So should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not! Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.,But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
Didn’t God make them one and give them a portion of spirit? What is the one seeking? Godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, , so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Fidelidade e alegria
A aliança conjugal exige fidelidade, respeito e dedicação mútua. A Bíblia celebra a alegria da intimidade dentro do casamento.
Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
A loving deer, a graceful doe —
let her breasts always satisfy you;
be lost in her love forever.
Why, my son, would you lose yourself
with a forbidden woman
or embrace a wayward woman?
Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful.
Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor,, because we are members of one another.
