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    One Flesh
    One Flesh
    One Flesh
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    One Flesh

    By F. Wayne Mac Leod

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    The purpose of God for Christian marriage is that a husband and wife become one flesh. The concept of being one flesh touches every aspect of the life of the couple. In an age that values independence, this may be a challenge to many.

    To become one flesh demands the sacrifice of personal rights. It requires a selfless consideration of another person and a willingness to offer time, energy and resources to bless and lift them up. It demands that each partner hold fast to each other in a lifelong commitment of sacrificial love and devotion.

    In this study we will examine a variety of Bible passages that speak about what it means to be one flesh in a Christian marriage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherF. Wayne Mac Leod
    Release dateAug 17, 2017
    ISBN9781370057559
    One Flesh
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    F. Wayne Mac Leod

    F. Wayne Mac Leod was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada and received his education at Ontario Bible College, University of Waterloo and Ontario Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Hespeler Baptist Church, Cambridge, Ontario in 1991. He and his wife, Diane served as missionaries with the Africa Evangelical Fellowship (now merged with SIM) on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean from 1985-1993 where he was involved in church development and leadership training. He is presently involved in a writing ministry and is a member of Action International Ministries.

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      One Flesh - F. Wayne Mac Leod

      One Flesh

      God's Purpose for Christian Marriage: What it Means to be One Flesh

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Light To My Path Book Distribution

      Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, CANADA

      One Flesh

      Copyright © 2017 by F. Wayne Mac Leod

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

      Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations from The Authorized (King James) Version. Rights in the Authorized Version in the United Kingdom are vested in the Crown. Reproduced by permission of the Crown’s patentee, Cambridge University Press

      Special thanks to Diane Mac Leod for proof reading.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1 - Introduction and Context

      Chapter 2 - The Environment in Which a One Flesh Relationship is Meant to Grow

      Chapter 3 - The Presence of God in a One Flesh Relationship

      Chapter 4- What God has Joined Together

      Chapter 5 - Counterfeit One Flesh Relationships

      Chapter 6 - One Flesh and the Surrendering of Personal Rights

      Chapter 7 - He Who Loves His Wife Loves Himself

      Preface

      In Genesis 2:24 we read:

      24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2)

      The purpose of God for Christian marriage is that the husband and wife be one flesh. If this is the purpose of God for marriage, it is important that we take the time to understand what it means. The concept of being one flesh goes far deeper than the sexual act. In fact, as we examine the pages of Scripture, we see that it touches every aspect of the life of the couple. In an age where we value independence, this teaching may be a challenge to many.

      To become one flesh with someone demands the sacrifice of personal rights. It is an affront to our selfish attitudes. It requires taking our eyes off ourselves and our personal needs and considering the needs of our partner as if his or her needs were our very own. Not all readers will be ready to do this. I trust, however, that the passages we examine will speak to your heart as they have to mine.

      It is my prayer that as you examine the teaching of Scripture on this important subject, the Spirit of God will move and bring deeper clarity to the subject. I trust that He will also bring conviction to any area of your life that needs to be surrendered more fully to Him and the purpose of God for your marriage. May the Lord be pleased to use this study as a tool to renew and bless many couples as they learn to walk in the oneness God intended.

      God bless,

      F. Wayne Mac Leod

      Chapter 1 - Introduction and Context

      This study will begin in Genesis 2 with the story of how God created man and woman. Mention is made of the creation of man in Genesis 1 but chapter 2 goes into greater detail. There are several details we need to examine in chapter 2 that set the background for our study.

      Man was created from the dust of the ground

      The first detail we learn in Genesis 2 is that man was created from the dust of the earth.

      7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the

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