our Creator, whowrote the "user manual," knows more about the family than we do. Weneed to read the manual to find how to build and maintain good homes. We findthese instructions in the Bible. It guides us in every aspect of service to it,including carrying out our roles in the family.Marriage. The family begins with the marriage. WhenGod created Adam and Eve, he revealed his basic plan for marriage:"Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to his wife, andthey become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). This plan is clear. A man attachedto a woman. Thousands of years later, Jesus affirmed that this is still God'splan. He quoted this verse and added, "Therefore what God has joinedtogether, let not man put asunder" (Matthew 19: 6). This marriage is alifelong relationship. Only death must sever this bond (Romans 7: 1-3). Godapproved of sexual intercourse only within marriage. There is nothing evilor impure about sexual intercourse within a marriage approved by God (Hebrews13: 4). Husbands and wives have a responsibility to satisfy sexual desires(given by God) to their fellow men (1 Corinthians 7: 1-5).Allother sexual relations are always and absolutely wrong. Sexual relationsbetween persons of the same sex are absolutely forbidden by God Romans 1: 24Therefore God also gave them up to the lusts of their hearts, to uncleanness,to dishonor their bodies among themselves; 25 For they have changed the truthof God into a lie, and have honored and served the creature more than theCreator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 Therefore God has forsaken you ofthe infamous passions. Because even their women have changed their natural use,contrary to nature. 27 And likewise also men, leaving the natural use of thewoman, were inflamed in their sensuality toward one another, men with men,committing stupidity and receiving in themselves the The reward that suited hiserror. 28 And as they did not care to have knowledge of God, so God gave themup to a perverse feeling, to do things that would not suit; 29 Being full ofall iniquity, fornication, malice, covetousness, wickedness; Full of jealousy,murder, strife, deceit, malignity; 30 Being murmurers, detractors, haters ofGod, revilers, proud, presumptuous, inventors of evils, disobedient to parentsand mothers; 31 Fools, unfaithful in contracts, without natural affection,irreconcilable, without mercy; 32 Who, knowing the righteousness of God (whoare worthy of death, those who practice such things) not only do them, but alsoconsent to those who do them.It says in 1 Corinthians 6: "Know ye not that the unrighteousshall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither idolaters noridolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor sodomites nor thieves nor covetousnor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And it is what some have been; But you have been washed, but you have beensanctified, but you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and theSpirit of our God. "Children: Couples thus united before God by marriageenjoy the privilege of having children. God commanded Adam and Eve and the sonsof Noah to have children (Genesis 1:28 & 9: 1). Although not all peoplewill have to