… so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Mark 10:8
What a profound insight regarding the union of a man and a woman before God. When God sees a couple, He sees them as one because He made them one. What God has united let no man break that union. It is a defiance against God when an in-law or a third party contributes to the breakdown of marriage of a couple.
When Adam said Eve is his bone of his bone and the flesh of his flesh, he is actually saying no part of him is his alone, he is already a
part of Eve. No part of Eve is hers alone. They belong to each other.
That is why there is trouble in marriage if there is no unity in decision making and intimacy in communication. Both should live, think and breathe as one. They maybe different but they can complement each others’ strengths and weaknesses.
Ideally, when “two become one” it means that each one is doubled, but not duplicated. One partner still retain one’s individual identity, but adds to one’s self the identity of the other, and the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. A wise person once said: “A marriage consists of one master, one mistress, and two slaves; making, in total, one.” That may be strange arithmetic, but it is good theology.
Both man and woman loving faithfully to each other reflect God’s glory because it is the climax of his creation. That is why Satan is trying all his best to destroy marriage. The devil wants to destroy God’s masterpiece. Both of them have a divine calling to produce godly off springs to become a force of righteousness in this world.
What a divine mystery that will save a lot of marriages around us. A couple is no longer two but one. Both are called to a lifetime of love and fidelity.
Ps. Ramon M & Liza M
