Marriage—two becoming one. This is God’s design for marriage. The design is first revealed in Genesis, and then in 1 Corinthians, Paul further illustrates the extent of this oneness—our rights over our bodies are lost. In an incredibly vulnerable act, we relinquish our own authority and give ourselves to one another. There is no longer two, but one. There is no “mine,” just “ours.” And we are to pursue oneness in every aspect of our marriage, including our finances. In marriage, it is not “my money” and “my expenditures” but “our money” and “our expenditures.”

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