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    This document discusses God's original plan for marriage according to Genesis. It provides two accounts of creation that establish marriage as a monogamous, permanent union between a man and woman, with two dimensions: unitive (love) and procreative (bearing children). Both were created equally in God's image to care for creation. However, sin disrupted this plan by introducing domination, lust, pain of childbirth, and hardship instead of mutual love and responsibility.

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    This document discusses God's original plan for marriage according to Genesis. It provides two accounts of creation that establish marriage as a monogamous, permanent union between a man and woman, with two dimensions: unitive (love) and procreative (bearing children). Both were created equally in God's image to care for creation. However, sin disrupted this plan by introducing domination, lust, pain of childbirth, and hardship instead of mutual love and responsibility.

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    This document discusses God's original plan for marriage according to Genesis. It provides two accounts of creation that establish marriage as a monogamous, permanent union between a man and woman, with two dimensions: unitive (love) and procreative (bearing children). Both were created equally in God's image to care for creation. However, sin disrupted this plan by introducing domination, lust, pain of childbirth, and hardship instead of mutual love and responsibility.

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    Marriage in Gods

    Original Plan

    Marriage in Gods Original


    Plan
    Gods plan was revealed to man
    in creation highlighting: Imago
    Dei
    Genesis presents a picture of the
    unfolding of the mystery behind
    love, sexuality and oneness
    desired by man and woman

    Marriage in Gods
    Original Plan
    Purpose of Marriage in Creation
    Original Purpose Disturbed by Sin
    Marriage Realized Among the
    Chosen People

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    2 Accounts of Creation:
    Drawing the picture of the Divine
    ideal for the institution of
    marriage
    Yahwist Tradition (Gen. 2:2-25)
    Priestly Account: (Gen. 1:1-31)

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    Yahwist Tradition:
    2:18-25 : Not good for man to be alone
    God wanting to share His love
    Sexuality = a gift from God
    Answer the deep longing to be with

    another or to have a companion

    Solitude is overcome by companionship


    God wants to share His Love
    Sexuality = original sign of creative
    donation of mans ability to give oneself as
    a gift.

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    To consider sexuality in lower term
    is reducing it to biological dimension
    or erotic sexual act.
    According to PJPII, if sexuality is
    violated and degraded sexuality is
    abused or manipulated.
    Christian tradition firmly holds:
    sexuality / sexual act can be
    performed only within the context of
    marriage.

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    Man and woman as essentially the
    same: nature and dignity
    Become as one means
    A divine ideal for marriage as
    monogamous
    Exclusive, permanent union
    Fidelity of spouses
    Dynamism of marital relation:
    2 = 1

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    Priestly Account:
    Introduces man and woman to a permanent
    state = Reality of Lifetime process
    Let us man make man in our image male
    and female He created them Gen. 1:26-28
    Clear evidence man and woman as equal
    Both are created in the image and
    likeness of God
    Each bears the intrinsic goodness
    Reflecting the Divine image in themselves
    Both are tasked to be as caretaker

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    Equal significance: to be fruitful to
    multiply
    General responsibility appropriate
    for stewardship
    Tasked to participate in Gods
    creative activity and dominion of
    life which takes place in their
    generous act of transmitting
    human life (Clifford, 1994)

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    Two complementing accounts from
    Priestly & Yahwist
    = Providing us a fuller knowledge
    of the nature of marriage and
    sexuality as part of Gods plan for
    his people.

    Purpose of Marriage in
    Creation
    2 basic dimension of marriage derived
    here:
    Unitive dimension = expressed in
    love relationship of husband and wife
    Procreative dimension = concretized
    in begetting of offspring
    God ordained marriage
    Possess qualities of exclusiveness
    and permanence
    Unity and indissolubility of marriage
    (2 x separated)

    Original Purpose Disturbed


    by Sin
    Genesis 3
    All is not well in Gods Creation
    First Parents: Unwilling to commit
    Disobeyed God
    Gave in to temptation: Abandoning
    responsibilities
    Relationship with God was deeply
    affected: 1st SIN

    Original Purpose Disturbed


    by Sin
    Relationship with God was deeply affected: 1st
    SIN
    Disturbed by mutual recrimination
    From Mutual attraction changed into
    domination and lust
    Fruitfulness was burdened by pain and toil
    Childbirth angst / suffering (woman)
    Hardship of work (men)
    Sexual hierarchy came:
    Man is superior
    Woman claiming rights over men
    Switching of gender roles

    End of Lesson

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