Marriage as a Sacrament
I don’t know about your FaceBook feed, but mine has been filled with wedding anniversary announcements virtually every day of this month. It is June, after all, and that’s when a lot of folks tie the knot with winter in the rear-view mirror and the joys of summer living just ahead. I’ve seen ten-year, fifteen-year, up to fifty-five-year celebrations. And we should celebrate. A good marriage takes a good deal of work. Roman Catholics call marriage a “sacrament.” I’m a Baptist and we’re not supposed to be sacramental. But general Baptist distinctives can sometimes be difficult to define because freedom of individual conscience is one of our deepest held values. I’m with the Catholics on this one. Of course, as a Protestant, I probably define sacrament a bit different than my Catholic brethren. No need to quibble. Along with the Catholics, I see God actively working smack dab in the middle of Christian marriage....