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JUNE BOOK EXCERPT, PART 1
Christian Marriage = Covenant Marriage—GARY CHAPMAN
To be sure, covenant marriage is not typical. Most couples—even Christians—have a contractual relationship ("you do this for me, and I'll do that for you"). This is one of the reasons the divorce rate among Christians has risen so in the past decade. But that doesn't mean we must accept the biblical ideal of a covenant marriage ("what can I do to make your life better?") is merely a dream, beyond the grasp of modern day men and women.
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IT’S IN THE BIBLE!
Nazareth, Town with a Place in History
Nazareth is a city in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea, its name meaning "branch." Nazareth does not appear in the Old Testament, and did not enjoy a place of prominence until its association with Jesus. It was a small village in Jesus' day, having only one spring to supply fresh water. Today, that spring is referred to as "Mary's well." The modern city has about twenty thousand citizens, mainly Muslims and Christians. (In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. —Luke 1: 26-27)

["It's in the Bible!" factoids are taken from So That's in the Bible?, Broadman & Holman Publishers, available at www.lifewaystores.com.]

WORD STUDY
diatheke—"covenant":  A deal may be a deal, but with God it's a big one.
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June 16, 2004

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