Back
in the mid & late 1960s a common expression among my peers was “Rules are
made to be broken.”
It
reflected a rebellious, smug attitude that considered our “enlightened” way of
seeing things as superior to what generations of Judeo-Christian
culture had established.
Another
negative fallout of this “we know better” attitude is that not only are rules
made to be broken, but relationships are also made to be broken. The truth is that the marriage
relationship has God’s stamp of creation & approval. It is made to last for a
lifetime.
Of
course, my generation isn’t the only culprit in the creation of a “throw-away
relationships” culture. Popular entertainment in earlier decades began to
legitimize this way of seeing marriage relationships.
I’m
not criticizing or condemning those who have experienced broken marriages. On
the contrary, I’m saying that they are experiencing the results of a false
view of what God intended marriage to be. The results of thinking that
relationships are made to be broken aren't really so enlightened or wonderful after all…
What I'm saying is that no
matter how smart of clever we feel we are as a culture, we can never go one
better than what God has established.
I'm also saying that it’s a lot smarter, not to mention more fun, to stay with His way of seeing the marriage
relationship.
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