The Wonders of Eternity

The apostle Paul exclaimed "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named." Ephesians 3:14,15. Th e family is a divine institution. There is a family in Heaven and on earth. God ordained it to be so and allows each of us to participate if we so choose. By observation, it is his preferred pattern of human creation. It is more important than any other organization on the earth and the most important in heaven. He ordained Marriage and the family. Marriage either existed and came from heaven or else it would be a first-time experiment. There is no love formed if there is no creation. He joined man and woman for that purpose. How we use those powers to create is up to us. The consequences of how we use them is not. Through respectful courtship and a commitment to marriage, we establish stable relationships with a greater opportunity to bring children into the world. God allows us to part...