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Sermon on
ONENESS
24OCT2005
Today, I am going to talk about unity or ONENESS in marriage.
Let’s begin by turning to Genesis 1:27.
I will be presenting topics on:
-God’s Purpose for marriage
-Our enemy
-Ways to be defeated in ONENESS
- God’s power for ONENESS
-Applying ONENESS
In the book of Genesis, we learn that; in the beginning, God created order.
He created order in nature, and order in marriage.
God’s comment to HIS creation was “It is good”.
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The Original Design for marriage – is Adam and Eve.
In Genesis 1:27 (NASB95)
27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
We see God’s purpose in marriage:
*God created them together to mirror His image on this earth.*
Yes, the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork; but we mirror His image in our lives and marriages.
Now look at Genesis 2:18 (NASB95) \\ 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Eve was created to be Adam’s helper.
She was perfect for Adam.
The two became one flesh.
This is the family unit.
Both people complimented each other.
They were both in agreement.
They were one.
They were united in purpose, united in marriage.
This concept of being united or ONENESS, as I am calling it, is what we are looking into today.
Their marriage reflected God’s character.
Adam was not complete without his helper, Eve.
Eve was not complete without helping Adam.
Adam accepted Eve from God as his perfect helper.
Eve accepted her role to Adam as his perfect helper.
God’s original design for marriage has not changed.
The idea of ONENESS is carried over to the NT era.
In Ephesians 5:25 we read “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it”.
And in Eph 5:22 Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.
(that is: submit to the Lord, by realizing you are making your husband complete; and that you both are living in ONENESS).
What God started in the beginning, He still encourages today: and what God loves and establishes, Satan hates and tries to ruin.
God created man and woman with a special creation, which was different than all other things that He created.
He created man and woman in HIS image; therefore we are special, unique; and precious to God.
The idea of Unity or ONENESS is expressed in almost every NT book.
Unity is one of God’s characteristics.
That is why God expects it to be evident in our Christian marriages and in His church.
That is why our enemy Satan fights so hard to destroy or tarnish every marriage and every church.
Adam was the Head of the human race, Eve was his helper (Gen 2:18).
They were equal in the eyes of God, but had different roles in life.
Just as the Father is equal to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; but each have different roles in how they interface to mankind.
They are One essence, God, in three persons.
Notice that whatever God makes reflects his holiness, His image, His character – Oneness.
Adam and Eve’s union reflected God’s image: ONE union, 2 persons.
But we also have an enemy: an enemy to our ONENESS.
Don’t forget that whatever God creates, Satan tries to destroy.
Whatever God loves, Satan hates.
Whatever shows the image of God, Satan tries to tarnish.
Never forget that we are in a war, in which Satan is trying to dethrone God.
A war in which Satan tries to tarnish God’s image by attacking God’s earthly children; and destroying the marriage which is suppose to reflect God’s character.
Yes, Satan is our enemy.
He wants to destroy you, your spouse and your children.
That is his agenda: he has not changed since his tempting Adam and Eve in the garden.
The family unit is first and most importantly the husband and wife.
It is not the children: that is, the children are your legacy for the next generation.
They are a gift from God, for you to teach, nurture and lead to Christ.
They are to reflect your efforts; and that should ultimately lead them to reflect Christ in their lives.
But God wants us, husbands and wives, to work on our husband~/wife relationships.
Then you both will be successful in working together on your children, for God’s glory.
Let us commit our selves, husbands to love our wives and promote ONENESS.
Wives, commit yourselves to being the perfect helper that your husband needs so you both will be ONE with God; and then you will reflect the image of God; not only in your lives but also in your marriages.
You see; It was after Eve was tempted, and Adam chose to follow Eve in sin, that they started to live in the image of Satan.
It is after Eve sinned that she wanted to move out of her place and dominate Adam; just like Satan treats God.
Adam and Eve began to distrust God, thinking that God did not always do what was best for them; this is *just like Satan*.
Adam and Eve then began to make their own plans, *just like Satan*: they became their own gods, not relying and trusting on JHWH anymore; *just like Satan*.
Oneness was replaced with disruption, division, self-centeredness, individuality.
*Just like Satan*.
You see, a godly marriage has to do with ONENESS, purity, love, forgiveness (as listed in Galatians 5).
These are godly attributes.
Wherever there is ONENESS these three exist: purity, love, forgiveness.
Wherever ONENESS does not exist, there is no unity, no love, no purity, no forgiveness.
Then you will find yourself living in the image of Satan.
Now, we know that an unsaved person has no choice but to live as his nature dictates.
The unsaved people live like Satan; and we cannot change that, nor are we trying to.
*But Christians*, we have a new nature that cannot sin.
We have God’s Word to lead us, and teach us.
We have the HS to enlighten us about God’s Word, and empower the New Nature, within us.
So we have no excuse but our own *will power and our own attitudes*.
Yes, we have the Adamic flesh that still has tendency to sin; but we also have the Holy Spirit to enlighten us, as we read his Holy Word, the Bible, to direct us.
We can sin less, if we so will, as we continue to grow in Christ: and as God, our Heavenly Father molds each of us into the image of His Son.
You can read Galatians 5:16-26 and see, listed there, the fruit of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of your old nature.
Did you realize that the fruit of your old nature is exactly How Satan treats God? Satan accuses, fights, hates, resists, and tries to replace God (verses 19-21).
When you live like that, in your family and in your church, you are living in the image of Satan.
But that ought not to be because God has given each of us the ability to live above that level, by the New Nature empowered by the Holy Spirit (verses 22-23).
In fact, 1Cor 3:1-2 tells us that if we live in the flesh, we will not mature in our Christian walk.
This is one way to defeat ONENESS.
If we choose to live like Satan, we will stop our Christian growth.
You have that choice.
So, we have an enemy, Satan, who fights us, and tries to defeat us: we also have our fleshly desires and attitudes holding us back.
But we have a way out – God’s word tells us in Gal 5:16 “if you live by the Spirit, you will not carry out the desires of the flesh”.
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