I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU
BECOMING ONE FLESH
“…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
“... a man...[shall]....cleave to his wife (woman); And they twain shall be one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV).
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God’s people KNOW their heavenly Father is ALL-KNOWING or omniscient. “..You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways…” (Psalm 139:1-3 KJV).
“...the LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART…” (1 Samuel 16:7 NASB). God looks at the “…hidden man (woman) of the heart…” (1 Peter 3:4 KJV).
“…Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men (women)…” (Acts 1:24 KJV).
“…No one needed… to tell him (Jesus, God’s TRUTH) about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart…” (John 2:24-25 NLT).
“…[The] ...Lord (Jesus, God’s TRUTH), which knowest the hearts of all men (women)…” (Acts 1:24 KJV). “… He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth. The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked…” (Psalm 11:4-5 NLT).
“…[if]...thy heart is not right in the sight of God [he will know]…” (Acts 8:21 KJV). “…Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable…” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT).
“…The plans [God has]…for you…. [are]…plans to prosper you and not to harm you...” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV). “...I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord....” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT).
From the VERY beginning God’s MERCY, GRACE, and HOLY LOVE was available to Adam and Eve. They had WRONGED God. When Israel had wronged God he said, “…I WILL heal their apostasy (I will heal their unfaithfulness toward me), I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.…” (Hosea 14:4 KJV). “…Where sin increased, [My]...grace abounded all the more…” (Romans 5:20 NASB). God’s “…grace is sufficient for you…” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NASB). His “…love covereth a multitude of sins…” (Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8 ASV). His “…Mercy triumphs over judgement.” (James 2:13 NASB).
“…I WILL HEAL their apostasy, I will love them freely…” (Hosea 14:4 KJV).
Even though HE KNEW they would betray him, he demonstrated UNCONDITIONAL, HOLY LOVE. He thought about THEM and not HIMSELF. “…It is not good that the man should be alone…” (Genesis 2:18 KJV).
A SEPARATION from God, the Holy Spirit was COMING, through their OWN apostasy and God didn’t want Adam to be LEFT ALONE, so he created Eve. “…I will make …a helpmeet (suitable) for him”…” (Genesis 2:18 KJV).
God, the Holy Spirit, put Adam in “…a deep sleep... [took] one of his ribs...[made him] a [physical] woman, and … [bought] her [to him]” (Genesis 2:21-22 KJV). “…So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place…” (Genesis 2:21 NASB). “…The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man…” (Genesis 2:22 NASB).
“...And Adam said, This is now bone (self) of my bones (self), and flesh of my flesh (likeness): she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man...” (Genesis 2:23 KJV).
“...Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh...” (Genesis 2:24 KJV).
“...And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?...” (Matthew 19:5 KJV).
“... For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV).
“...For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh...” (Ephesians 5:31 KJV).
God didn’t SAY that when the male and female are joined together they would become “ONE SPIRIT,” but ONE FLESH.
ONLY when individuals are JOINED to Christ can they become “ONE SPIRIT.” “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
“... a man...[shall]....cleave to his wife (woman); And they twain shall be one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV).
People BECOME “ONE SPIRIT” when they are JOINED soul and Holy Spirit. People BECOME “ONE FLESH” when they are JOINED soul to soul. “...This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one...” (Ephesians 5:32 KJV).
The first man, Adam, was created “in” HIS IMAGE “after” his LIKENESS! “….LET US MAKE man … after our likeness (to resemble us) …” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image (A representation)…..male and female created he them …” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…And the LORD God ...breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (His Spirit or image)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…God is not human (he is not a body, he is not a self, or the flesh, or a soul)…” (Numbers 23:19 NIV).
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…the Spirit of God dwell in you (and dwelt in Adam and Eve)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). Adam and Eve were originally, created representatives of HIS IMAGE (God’s SPIRIT), but now they were SEPARATED from the Holy Spirit and LEFT ALONE with nothing, but their FLESHLY BODIES. “.... At that moment their eyes were opened…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
At that moment, “…[their] ...INIQUITIES … separated … [them from] ... God (the HOLY SPIRIT)…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). So, “... they twain (the TWO) shall be one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV). "…That which is born (originates from) of the flesh is flesh…” (John 3:6 KJV).
BECOMING “ONE FLESH” has always applied to marriage, because of the sacred union God established between Adam and Eve.
This SACRED UNION is about two people BECOMING “ONE” FLESH by joining together through MARRIAGE.
However, BECOMING “ONE” FLESH is also about joining flesh to flesh. “...What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh...” (1 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
The SACRED UNION between Adam and Eve allowed them to be close, joined together, and physically intimate, thus, becoming ONE FLESH.
The most UNIQUE about this SACRED UNION, established by God, was when woman were VIRGINS. When their husbands penetrated them, the first time, there was a shedding of blood. This symbolized the blood covenant they’d made with one another.
However, within UNLAWFUL and NON-SACRED UNIONS people forge, in the SAME ways, can also become ONE FLESH.
“…The [flesh]...nature ... never did obey God’s laws, and it never will…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “...[Spiritual] ... death (physical existence without God (FLESH nature only)) spread to everyone...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT). “….I was born a sinner (with “flesh” only)….” (Psalms 51:5 NLT). “...I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin (that comes through the FLESH nature) …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“…[their] ...INIQUITIES … separated … [them from] ... God (the HOLY SPIRIT)…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). So, “... they twain (the TWO) shall be one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV). "…That which is born (originates from) of the flesh is flesh…” (John 3:6 KJV).
The UNION, established by God, the Holy Spirit, was SACRED, but without God’s Spirit all Adam and Eve, the people within the marriage, could BECOME is ONE FLESH.
BECOMING “ONE” flesh is one aspect of a marriage between two KINGDOM people. “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The [Holy] Spirit of God dwell[s] in you (in the heart of Kingdom husbands and wives)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).
Two KINGDOM people are not only JOINED to each other through the FLESH, but also through God, the Holy Spirit, which makes them ONE SPIRIT, together, in Christ. “…he (she) that is joined unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
“...There is NEITHER ….male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).
“…God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM …” (Acts 10:34-36 NLT). “…God is no RESPECTER OF PERSONS…” (Acts 10:34-36 KJV).
“… [Everyone (male or female) who belongs, to him through Jesus and] … who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by [ALL of]...God’s children. [They]…are [ALL]… part of the same body, and enjoy the promise of … [provisions] … because THEY BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS…” (Ephesians 3:6 NLT).
The SACRED UNION is elevated to a KINGDOM marriage between two citizens of Heaven, who not ONLY become ONE FLESH, but ONE SPIRIT too, because they BELONG to Christ. “... a man...[shall]....cleave to his wife (woman); And they twain shall be one flesh...” (Mark 10:7-8 KJV). “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17). “...[God’s people]...ARE ALL ONE (together) IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).
The UNION was created SACRED, but the FLESH became corrupt, so the ONE FLESH connection is often experienced through MANY spiritually unlawful WAYS. . “...What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh...” (1 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
But when two people are NEW CREATIONS they become citizens of God’s KINGDOM. “..Therefore if any man (woman) be in Christ, he (she) is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new...” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
NEW CREATIONS MARRY or are JOINED together, “IN” Christ. “…But he(she) that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17). “…What therefore God has joined together, let no man (woman) separate…” (Mark 10:9 NASB). “…Let no one split apart what God has joined together…” (Mark 10:9 NLT). “...[God’s married people]...ARE ALL ONE (joined together) IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).
“…they “shall” become one flesh…” (Genesis 2:23-24 NASB). “…[And if]...he [or she]… is joined unto the Lord is [they are ALSO]... ONE spirit…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “...ONE [sacred union]...IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).
The ONE FLESH aspect in the SACRED UNIONS of MARRIAGE is important for meeting each other’s various needs. However, the ONE SPIRIT aspect of SACRED UNIONS of MARRIAGE is utmost important for meeting each other’s various spiritual needs.
A ONE FLESH and ONE SPIRIT SACRED UNION (marriage) has a MUCH higher calling as the husband and wife serve God together and raise their family in the LORD.
In addition, as they serve God together as citizens of God’s KINGDOM they also enjoy his PRESENCE.
God’s PRESENCE fills their marriage with joy, peace, patient, faith, goodness, gentleness, meekness, and temperance, especially if HE is CENTRAL in their UNION together.
"…That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit…” (John 3:6 KJV).
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