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    The Foundation Of A Happy Marriage
    The Foundation Of A Happy Marriage
    The Foundation Of A Happy Marriage
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    The Foundation Of A Happy Marriage

    By Rumi Ikaige

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    In The Foundation of Happy A Marriage, Rumi Ikaige takes us back to the basics - the place of understanding of the purpose of the marriage institution. He lays down the original blueprint, the processes involved, the challenges and how to enjoy it all.
    Drawing from scriptural precedents, the book provides all the necessary ingredients to achieve marital bliss in a world where there is a dearth of such. A compass for today's Christian, the message represents hope for both the married and unmarried in a time of growing divorce rates and conflicts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLifeimpact
    Release dateJul 23, 2018
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      The Foundation Of A Happy Marriage - Rumi Ikaige

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      DEDICATION

      This book is dedicated to all people who want to be happily married and enjoy lasting love, joy, peace and GOD present in their marriages forever.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I acknowledge the HOLY SPIRIT who helps me to write this book to solve problems in marriages.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      PREFACE

      FOREWORD

      CHAPTER ONE

      THE FOUNDATION OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE

      What Is Marriage?

      The Purpose of Marriage

      The Validity of a Marriage

      The Question of When

      Asking God for a Wife or Husband

      CHAPTER 2

      HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR PARTNER?

      Love

      Vision

      Dreams

      Audible Voice

      Still, Small Voice

      One God, Different Means

      How To Know It is God Speaking

      CHAPTER THREE

      PARENTAL CONSENT

      Parental Advice You Must Not Ignore

      CHAPTER FOUR

      COURTSHIP

      Courtship Time Frame

      How Much Can You Know During Courtship?

      What to Do To Make It Work

      CHAPTER FIVE

      TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

      Traditional Marriage: Requirements and Processes

      Court Marriage

      How important is the Court Marriage?

      CHAPTER SIX

      THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY

      Laying the White versus Traditional Debate to Rest

      The White Wedding

      Traditional Wedding

      Reception

      Critical Wedding Advice

      CHAPTER SEVEN

      MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE WORK

      Iinstructionsfor the Couple

      Pitfalls to Avoid

      Final Words

      PREFACE

      The answer to the question if the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) doesn't always come easily. This is because it's easier to destroy than to build up. Sadly, this age-long poser has found expression in the sacred institution of marriage and there are no ready answers popping up. Today, more than ever, the world, and even sadder, the church, has seen a divorce rate that's beyond compare with any other time in human history. The question is: what went wrong? The Psalmist helps us with a perfect diagnosis: the foundation has been destroyed .

      Today, the lines have been blurred when it comes to differentiating God's standard for marriage and the world's standards. The order of Adam (a man leaving father and mother to be joined with his chosen woman to become one flesh) has been bastardized and mutilated beyond recognition. Now, men want to marry men and women want to marry women. Worse still, humans are now marrying animals and other non-living objects. Sodom and Gomorrah must have been a rehearsal! But that extreme is not what this book about. The effort here is geared towards redirecting the attention of the church and the sane remnant of the earth of the failsafe path to marital happiness in a world where such is fast becoming premium. The idea is to indicate or reinstall the ancient landmarks of marriage as divinely ordained by God and expressed in His word.

      From the very first sentence of the first chapter to the last of the concluding chapter, I have made the effort to provide sound scriptural precepts for pursuing a happy married life. To drive these principles home however, the subject is treated to a very large extent within a cultural context, especially because, beyond being biblical, the idea of parental concept is held very dearly in the traditional African setting in which we find ourselves.

      Furthermore, emphasis is placed on the role of the church in guiding the process that can produce successful marriages, particularly the tradition of courtship, medical compatibility and keeping the bed undefiled. Clearly, there has been a failing in such duties within the body of Christ as many church leaders have comprised biblical standards and substituted same with 'accommodating standards'.

      This small book therefore comes as a timely reminder of what is God's standard for marriage - the process leading to it and all the essential ingredients to make it work. Of course, there might be areas which you may find debatable when placed against the backdrop of what you have been taught in the past, but

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