Quotes about Union
A kingdom marriage is defined as "a covenantal union between a man and a woman who commit themselves to function in unison under divine authority in order to replicate God's image and expand His rule in the world through both their individual and joint callings.
- Tony Evans
When Christ died, we died with him. When Christ arose, we arose with him. When Christ was seated at the right hand of the Father, we were seated with him. In other words, we were made to function in union with Christ.
- Tony Evans
The absence of a kingdom purpose for marriage makes it appear as if many couples have been married by the secretary of war rather than the justice of the peace. A passenger on a plane one day noticed that the man sitting next to him had his wedding ring on the wrong hand, so he asked him why. The husband replied, Because I married the wrong woman.
- Tony Evans
"So you want to become my son-in-law." "Not exactly. I just want to marry your daughter."
- Anonymous
When death cuts all other links, there remains the name. Baptism: the union of a soul with a name, the name it will carry into eternity.
- JM Coetzee
It is almost inconceivable that citizens of that time were willing to support so bloody a war, by putting so high a price upon Union and Liberty.
- Michael Novak
Indeed, baptism is a vow, a sacred vow of the believer to follow Christ. Just as a wedding celebrates the fusion of two hearts, baptism celebrates the union of sinner with Savior.
- Max Lucado
Hail, wedded love, mysterious law; true source of human happiness.
- John Milton
We are united to Christ who is bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, and participate in the risen Humanity of Christ so that we are bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh.
- TF Torrance
When we speak of the Church as the Body of Christ we are saying that it is given such union with Christ that it becomes a communion filled and overflowing with the divine love.
- TF Torrance
As God by creation made two of one, so again by marriage He made one of two.
- Thomas Adams
Having forbidden all unlawful marriage, and all unseemly practice, and the union of women with women and men with men.
- Eusebius of Caesarea