Husband and wife, love each other

During the Heavenly rebellion, which was organized by the perfect cherub, God's authority was undermined, and some sons of God joined the rebellious angels, becoming infected with the rebellious spirit. God's enemy saw how quickly his ranks were being replenished and possibly hoped that soon all of Heaven would join him, and he would establish his order throughout the entire Universe.

But the Lord stopped this lawlessness and offered each heavenly being to determine their position, after which He removed all the dissatisfied from the Heavenly dwellings and began to implement a special plan for cleansing the Universe from the influence of sin.

The principle of Eternal life is best described in the words of Jesus from John 17:3: "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." All those living in Heaven should have been guided by this knowledge, but instead of the Creator, some of them began to know creation and changed all values, exalting independence from the Source of life and humiliating the One who is Eternal Life.

During this polemic called "war in Heaven," not a single angel died, although many of them chose the right to death. No one imagined how this would end, and how God would act further.

And the Lord decided to create a new world called Earth. At the head of this world was placed man, created in the image and likeness of God. God created from dust two unusual people who were a reflection of His glory and were to become a textbook for the entire Universe, clearly showing the heavenly beings how God's image is reflected in people. Agape love was naturally woven into every cell of human nature and was organically present in everything that the newborn people undertook. This world became a clear example of God's love, hidden in such a manifestation. This mystery was very great, but it was revealed day by day, filling the consciousness of observers with new revelations about God's glory.

Everyone could clearly see how harmoniously love acts in creation, and how it naturally connects the whole world with its beautiful threads, permeating everything with itself and manifesting itself in everything.

Husband and wife loved each other, not even understanding how one could relate differently to one's own person. No one taught them this. They were created by this Love for love.

It was also amazing that they could produce their own kind and, multiplying, fill the entire earth with loving beings reflecting the image and likeness of God.

The enemy of souls managed to deceive man and make him his ally in the fight against God. God's character in people was defiled by sin. It seemed that God's plan had collapsed, but the Lord foresaw such a course of events and brought into execution a new plan for saving people from the power of sin by revealing His image to them and by restoring this image in fallen people—the glory of His character.

At the time appointed by God, the Creator Himself was born into our world in the likeness of man, who was given the name Jesus. The majesty of Heaven was hidden by human flesh, but His spirit and attitude toward people revealed to the entire Universe the beauty of God's love for man and His hatred of sin. Living among lawlessness, Jesus was not partaker of this spirit, but revealed by His behavior the unchanging love of God, manifested in attitude and service to fallen humanity.

Before His death, the Lord commanded us to love one another. In obedience to this commandment was laid a special plan for restoring God's image in Christ's followers.

The death of Jesus established this ordinance and revealed to the entire Universe the true attitude of the Creator to creation and what love is capable of in its self-denial.

In the restoration of God's image in man is revealed the hitherto unexplored depth of God's love, which, taking the fallen soul from the depths of sin, lifts it to the unthinkable height of knowing deep God's revelations about Himself.

In love for each other, family members occupy a special place and have a special advantage in clearly showing the entire visible and invisible world the beauty and depth of agape love.

Having a relationship of love with a friend, I am limited by time and opportunities of our communication. There are also some moments in which our knowledge of each other in mutual love is restrained by ethical norms and does not allow going into those areas of the heart that can be opened only in marital union.

Husband and wife in this sense have a clear advantage over brothers and sisters, as they possess the legal right to each other's body, time, attention and care. They do not need to report to anyone about their relationship, they do not need to hide anything from others, they do not have to look for time to talk to each other. They are always together, even if far from each other.

When we were friends before the wedding and got to know each other in this relationship, we understood that in the family we could continue this research even deeper and decided to create a marital union. Understanding the main purpose of creating a family—deep knowledge of each other and opening in this relationship the depths of God's love, we confidently build a solid building of a happy family on the strong foundation of God's agape.

Without mutual love it is impossible to know another person and let him know oneself. If this person became a brother or sister, then our knowledge of each other will surpass any one-sided relationships, although it will be limited. But a family having the spirit of mutual love surpasses everyone and everything in its knowledge.

My memory very well imprints all my manifestations and skills in love with a friend and can very easily transfer them to family and other people, as strong neural connections are formed in the mind, which automate my attitude toward people, receiving consent from my will to do so.

A loving family is conceived by God with the purpose of clearly demonstrating to the world the beauty of God's attitude of the Deity within Itself and to His creation. And our joint faith in God and personal relationships with Him allow the Lord to reveal through us to the world such features of His Glory that we do not even suspect.

The enemy hates families that are happy in the Lord and attacks them in every way. But love endures all things, and our decision to love each other and be happy in our union helps us to agree about everything, quickly resolve many issues and reject everything alien and unclean.

Being always together, we have much time for each other, and even if daily affairs separate us for some time, we meet again to share our victories and tell each other about our love, trying to discover something new and beautiful in our chosen one.

It is interesting that all our good qualities of soul we find also in Jesus. And one can even take something from Him and try to understand whether this is present in us too. And we discover that this is laid in our hearts to be revealed in due time for further development.

In knowing each other there are no boundaries, and we are glad that we are given Eternity so that at least during this time we could discover in each other eternal deposits of our spiritual treasures, which will enrich ourselves, all our friends and our dear Savior.

It is so great to know God for all Eternity and bring this knowledge into communion with each other.

1. Please read Eph. 5:31-33; Eccl. 7:9; Gen. 1:26-28; Eph. 2:10; Isa. 43:7; 54:5; Jer. 3:1; Phil. 2:2; Rev. 19:7-9; John 13:34-35; Rev. 12:7-12; Isa. 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:13-19 in light of this lesson.

2. What did you understand from this topic?

3. What other verses from the Bible came to your memory?

4. Is it important to understand for what purpose man was created?

5. Have you noticed that our world was originally conceived according to the family type?

6. What main purpose does marital union have? Justify your answer.

7. Is it important to understand what rights and responsibilities God has placed on husband and wife?

8. What does God expect from our families?

9. Is it important in a happy family for each member to have personal relationships with God and personal communion with Him?

10. Is the mutual love of husband and wife an expression of God's love?

11. If I say that I love God, but hate my spouse, will the Lord accept my love?

12. Should husband and wife start loving each other in old age if they have lived their whole life without love?

13. Will mutual love bring happiness to both spouses?

14. Does the commandment about loving one another apply to modern families?

15. If I do not yet have a family, and I am already many years old, is it important to build a family on the foundation of mutual love? Am I not risking in such a case to remain completely alone?