The Jealousy Test: God’s Strange but Serious Defense of Marriage. Numbers 5:11–31 contains one of the Bible’s most unusual rituals: the jealousy test. If a husband suspected his wife of adultery but had no proof, they were to appear before the priest for a dramatic ceremony involving holy water and dust from the tabernacle floor. While strange to modern ears, this passage shows God’s deep concern for marital faithfulness, community justice, and protecting the innocent.

What Does the Bible Say About Sexual Intimacy in Marriage Christians often wrestle with questions about marital intimacy—what is pure, what is forbidden, and how far freedom in marriage can go. Cultural myths and sile

Is Sex Before Marriage a Sin? Few questions press so urgently against Christian ethics today as this one. Modern culture normalizes sexual relationships outside marriage, often celebrating them as expressions of love, freedom, or personal authenticity. Yet Christians must ask: what does the Bible actually say? Is sex before marriage simply unwise, or is it sinful?

Levirate Marriage: Duty, Covenant, and Fulfillment. The practice of levirate marriage is one of the most curious and often misunderstood features of biblical law. At first glance, it may seem strange, even scandalous: a man marrying his brother’s widow to raise up offspring in his brother’s name. Yet within its cultural and covenantal context, levirate marriage reveals God’s concern for justice, family preservation, and ultimately, the unfolding of His promises.

Polygamy: What the Bible Says. Polygamy—the practice of having more than one wife—appears throughout the Old Testament and has often sparked debate among Christians. Was it condoned by God? Why did patriarchs like Abraham, Jacob, and David practice it? And how should we understand the New Testament’s teaching on marriage and leadership?

Be Fruitful & Multiply: Covenant Command & Context. Few commands have been quoted and misapplied as much as “Be fruitful and multiply.” It is found at the very beginning of the Bible and again after the flood. For some, it has become a timeless mandate for all believers in every age. Prosperity preachers even invoke it as a guarantee of personal blessing, expansion, or success. But is this command universal, or was it covenantal and contextual?

What the Bible Says About Marriage. Modern Christianity has adopted more tradition than Scripture when it comes to marriage. Many assume the Bible mandates formal ceremonies, government licensing, and church vows. Others believe that love alone, or sex alone, constitutes a marriage “in God’s eyes.” Still others attempt to redefine marriage altogether.

Complementarianism vs. Egalitarianism. The debate over gender roles in the Church and home is often reduced to a binary: Complementarianism (men and women have different roles) versus Egalitarianism (men and women are equal in role and authority). But the biblical reality is more nuanced and must be rooted in careful exegesis rather than cultural reactionism.

Few topics stir as much pain and confusion in the church as divorce and remarriage. Some see divorce as an unforgivable sin; others treat marriage vows as disposable. But what does the Bible actually teach?