Husband and wife…where did they go?
The terms or use of the titles husband and wife have just about disappeared completely. Replaced by the word partner…!
Sadly, this is a simple flow on of the whittling away of the act of marriage and all it represents as God created and instituted in His holy Word.
Gen 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Gen 3:6 So when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make [one] wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
We need to be constantly reminded of the fact that God created the institution of marriage, the titles of husband and wife. In fact He alone is the one who truly defines what marriage is and what a family is – no one else. Keith, you say that is a bit narrow minded isn’t it?
Not at all, when you consider that marriage and all it entails is something that the God of the Bible brought into existence.
I pray that you keep to the original recipe, the original definitions of what is one of the most important institutions of mankind – marriage. May you also use the terms of husband and wife with the dignity and honour they deserve.