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 the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh. And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him. And the man said:
"This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
for out of man she was taken."
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
Jesus answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’Genesis 2:24 (see also LXX)? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,NE and WH do not include and be united to his wife. and the two will become one flesh.’Genesis 2:24 (see also LXX) So 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.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. For we are members of His body.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and 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 unite them with a prostitute? Never! Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
Fidelidade e alegria
A aliança conjugal exige fidelidade, respeito e dedicação mútua. A Bíblia celebra a alegria da intimidade dentro do casamento.
May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
A loving doe, a graceful fawn—
may her breasts satisfy you always;
may you be captivated by her love forever.
Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress,
or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
