UNDERSTANDING THE MARRIAGE COVENANT 2

Last time we examined the definitions of covenant and contract under the broad topic "Understanding the Marriage Covenant".

Today, we continue by looking at the major differences between a covenant and a contract from the perspective of marriage?

1.      In a covenant, the parties are not equal in terms of obligations and responsibilities whereas in a contract, the parties have equal obligations and responsibilities.

2.      In a covenant, the stronger party is the one who initiates the agreement and makes a proposal to the other party.

3.      In a covenant, the one who makes the proposal cannot repudiate his obligations and responsibilities and the other party once the proposal is accepted is bound by the terms of the agreement irrespective of whether there is a breach or not. In order words, the terms and conditions of the covenant remains binding to both parties even if they breach the agreement.

4.      In a covenant there is no ouster clause and no tenure. Every covenant is supposed to be for life!

There is the story of man who married a beautiful woman and later found out that the woman had been unfaithful to him. It got so bad that the woman left him for another man. This man refused to remarry in spite of all the advice of friends and family. Unfortunate the woman was later diagnosed to have a terminal case of cancer and the man was by her side all through the ordeal.

A friend of his who could not understand this asked him how he could be so committed to a woman who had not only been unfaithful but treated him so badly? He told his friend never to show disrespect to his wife in his presence because she was HIS WIFE. The man understood what marriage was all about – a covenant.

It is this understanding that is lacking in our society today. People enter into marriage because they see others marrying or because they want to satisfy their sexual desires and in some cases because they want someone to cook for them and take care of the house among several other reasons too numerous to mention here. 

Marriage is not for babies or the immature; it is for people who are willing to make a lifelong commitment. It has always been intriguing to me that men can commit long time to a job or career but at the slightest sign of a challenge, are ready to opt out of a marriage.

Next time we shall examine what exactly Jesus said about marriage and its implications for all mankind.

Have a nice day!

Femi Imevbore
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