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 in answer He said to them: "Have you never read that the Creator at the beginning made them a male and a female? And He said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be turned into one flesh.’ So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God joined together let not man separate!"
But from the beginning of creation, God made them a male and a female. ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will be turned into one flesh.’ So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not 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.
Just so the husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own flesh; rather he nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the Church —for we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church.
In any case, each of you individually: let each one love his own wife as himself, while the wife must respect her husband.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Not ever! Can you not know that the one who joins himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "will become one flesh." But he who is joined with the Lord is one spirit with Him.
Fidelidade e alegria
A aliança conjugal exige fidelidade, respeito e dedicação mútua. A Bíblia celebra a alegria da intimidade dentro do casamento.
Practical instruction
Therefore, having put away falsehood, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.
