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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1<\/strong> page.]<\/span><\/p>\n We are being bombarded with propaganda that would have us believe that marriage and the husband-wife relationship have failed the tests of time and experience. True, divorce is rampant, but I deny that it is the God-ordained institution <\/strong>of marriage that has failed. When a marriage fails, it is because the people <\/strong>involved have failed in one or more important characteristics. Marriage works as God intended, only when both partners <\/strong>behave as God directs. A large percentage of marriages are entered into for very shallow reasons, often resulting in divorce for equally shallow reasons.<\/p>\n Marriage is not for babies, either physically or emotionally. We will do well to discuss some of the trademarks of immaturity that lead to marital disasters. I hope these thoughts will help those who are unhappy in their marriages. I write them also for those who are, or someday will be, contemplating marriage. I trust that even those who are happily married may profit from reviewing these thoughts. Consider these marriage destroyers:<\/p>\n [Note: <\/strong>I wrote this article for and it was published in The Lighthouse, <\/em>weekly bulletin of Northpoint Church of Christ, Denton, TX, March 18, 2007, of which I was editor.]<\/p>\n Attribution: <\/strong>From TheScripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner, curator, and administrator.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] We are being bombarded with propaganda that would have us believe that marriage and the husband-wife relationship have failed the tests of time and experience. True, divorce is rampant, but…<\/p>\n\n