Marriage is a comprehensive, exclusive, lifelong union of a man and a woman, created by God for our good and for the expansion of the kingdom of God on Earth. We guard marriage, not because it is inherently fragile, but because it is precious. Marriage is harnessing powerful desires that are capable of tearing human society apart. These desires are so potent that we bind them with covenants and oaths before Almighty God, and seek to channel them in fruitful directions that build families, households, societies, and civilizations. Marriage is the foundation and seedbed of society.
