A Brief Analysis of the Impact of the Bible on American Christians’ Marital Values_英语论文

摘要

婚姻作为最基本、最有影响力的社会制度，对家庭幸福、社会稳定和谐至关重要。然而在过去的年代里，它已经逐渐削弱了。美国是有诸多婚姻问题最典型的国家之一。婚姻法在塑造和制约婚姻方面发挥着巨大的作用，但不能解决所有婚姻问题。因此，提高人们的婚姻道德观变得十分必要。《圣经》作为人类文明的百科全书，蕴含着丰富的道德婚姻观，对当代婚姻问题具有极大参考意义。本论文是基于圣经教导的圣经婚姻道德观的回顾。本文旨在从神学和社会学的角度对《圣经》对美国基督徒婚姻观的影响进行探索、分析和总结。通过探讨圣经对美国基督徒婚姻观的影响，我们可以更好地理解圣经婚姻的道德观，这无疑可以提高我们的婚姻道德观，促进社会和谐以及在当前全球化的世界浪潮中提升跨文化交际能力。

关键字：婚姻；基督；永恒；爱；平等；道德 

Contents

Introduction 4

1. Influences on the understanding of marriage 4

1.1God’s design of marriage 5

1.2Monogamy 5

1.3Marriage is the display of Christ and his church 5

2. Influences on the attitude towards sexual relations 6

2.1 Sex is a good gift 6

2.2 Sex is within marriage 7

2.3 Resisting sexual immorality 7

2.4 Forgiveness 8

2.5 Attitude towards staying unmarried 8

2.6 Attitude towards homosexuality. 9

3. Influences on the relationship between husband and wife 10

3.1 Equal in value with different roles 10

3.1.1 Husbands take the leadership 11

3.1.2 Wives submit 11

3.2 Primary status of the spouse 12

3.3 The couple submits to each other with Christ being the head 12

4. Influences on divorce and remarriage 13

4.1 The permanence of marriage 13

4.1.1 Marriage is for the glory of God 14

4.1.2 Marriage protects families with security 14

4.2 Exceptional cases for divorce and remarriage 14

4.2.1 Adultery 15

4.2.2 An unbelieving spouse willfully and permanently wants to depart 15

4.2.3 An abusive spouse who refuses to change 15

4.2.4. Death of a spouse 15

4.3 Divorce is not required 16

4.4 Restoring Marriages by submitting to Jesus Christ 16

Conclusion 17

References 19

Acknowledgments 20