Relationships will be Enhanced and Perfected in Heaven

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Read – (2 1/2 minutes) – “Jesus replied, ‘You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; . . .” (Matthew 22:29-30a)
      Passage: Genesis 2:18-24

      The first human relationship which God designed was the marriage relationship. His individual plan for every person does not always include marriage, but when a man or woman decide to marry, God’s design for marriage is for them make a commitment together for life. Marriage has three fundamental purposes. One is procreation and the perpetuation of the human race. Not every marriage will have children, but when no marriages produced children, the human race would cease to exist. A second purpose is for marriage to be a place for an intimate partnership between and man and woman in life that is deep and share intimacies exclusively with each other. A third purpose is that marriage is a picture for the world of the relationship of Christ (the groom) to the church (His bride).

The Sadducees were wrong about heaven and they were wrong about the idea that marriage will carry over into heaven. Many believers have experienced more than one marriage on earth because of various circumstances, but the purposes for marriage will not be needed in heaven. We will not procreate in our heavenly bodies and we will experience the intimacy of being with Christ and enjoying fellowship with each other without any sin to tarnish the relationships. You will certainly know love ones in heaven and have an eternal appreciation for the time we shared. We’ll get to talk about things Christ did in our lives and we will love each other with the perfect love of Christ. The reunion in heaven will be wonderful and our fellowship will be sweet. I love and enjoy my marriage with Pam here on earth and I know she feels the same. The reality of heaven is that everything will be even better. How wonderful that will be!

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