The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. Proverbs 13:14 One of the reasons to call this book Get Married and Save the World is because marriage legitimately protects and preserves human life. It has surely saved many. The life-preserving benefits of marriage are well documented, and while I have not tried to be comprehensive about it, I included several studies and articles dealing with this. Perhaps the most thorough, is Why Marriage Matters 30 Conclusions from the Social Sciences, by a group called, Family Scholars. Marriage benefits us in our happiness, our safety, our health and more. When it comes to children, it helps ensure better mental health for children, better education, less likelihood to be involved in sex out of wedlock, and much less likelihood to commit crime and do violence. The Holy Bible and human reason agree, as they always do when understood correctly. Marriage is good for people, and that is observable fact. Tearing apart marriage is like setting afire the ship that keeps you afloat. Other similar studies I included were, The Effects of Divorce on America, by Patrick Fagan and Robert Rector; which documents many of the ill effects of divorce, both on the adults involved and the children. Divorce brings both pain and destruction on multiple levels. Interestingly, along with a stew of other problems, families of divorce see religious life decrease, a faith life which is in itself tied to greater happiness and a better lifestyle. The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study, is also important, not because its results are really a surprise, but because it is so comprehensive and covers such a long period of time. This study followed the children of divorce for decades, and looked at the results of it in their lives, compared to children of intact homes. I included a number of quotes from the children in the study, and they really are saddening to read. It makes you ache for them. I also cited “The Fatherless Generation” Statistics
As I have a tendency to read about true crime, it was natural for me to look at the results of divorce when it comes to violence, murder and suicide. In fact, when you think that it involves ripping apart one flesh, one being united by God, you’ve almost got to expect painful and rage filled results. The studies on the link between divorce and violence are predictable, and like others, prove marriage’s life-giving properties, and the poisonous nature of ending marriage. Violence drastically increases in the period shortly after a separation or divorce. So does the likelihood of murder or suicide. In some countries the chance of suicide more than doubled. Men are much more likely to end their lives in suicide after a divorce, with women showing very little increase in it. I cited articles Divorce, Murder and Suicide on DivorceForce and Suicide and Divorce at divorceinfo.com, among others. I pray every day for God to restore marriage in His Church. To restore broken marriages. To turn the people away from their divorces and remarriages. I pray with confidence that the Lord can do this, and that revival can hopefully be very near. I know God is powerful. I know Christ rules. I hope this reminder of marriage’s life-giving power places the same wish on your heart, and you know by God’s power He can do this. Grace will restore the Church. Grace will restore marriage.
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