On the sixth day of creation God made man and woman, not like beast, but spirit beings in his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27), for God is Spirit (John 4:24). These new spirit creatures he clothed with flesh (see Genesis 2:7). Centuries later Jesus asked the Pharisees, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female and said For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Jesus then affirmed, “They are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:4-6). This was Jesus’ law based on the original law. God was the Creator of man and woman, and “the Creator” of marriage. It is appropriate, therefore, that we understand the biblical rules for marriage. This needs to be done in order to know what God sanctions as marriage. The Holy Spirit declared, “marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4 NKJV). Marriage is approved of God (cf., Genesis 2:24), and the bed of marriage is right, pure and holy among all people on this planet. Singles who simply live together are committing sexual immorality (fornication). An individual who goes away from his or her own spouse to the bed of another is also committing sexual immorality (adultery). Since God affirms that marriage among all is honorable,

Mission News From India 8 Vans-96 Brothers-732 Baptisms Each Spring before the brothers graduate from the three-year preacher training at Dindigul we send them on an evangelistic campaign for Christ along with the “seniors” from the two-year school of preaching for single men at Coimbatore. This is in order to win souls for Christ in an intensive manner. When the first group of 17 graduates were sent on such a campaign in December 1990 there was only one van. This year (Feb. 13-27) eight vans were used to carry the 96 brothers to proclaim “the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8:12). We thank God 732 obeyed the gospel. In order that you might have a better understanding of this effort let me tell you about some of the things that influence our approach to the work. I have occasionally worked in such campaigns, although it is our preference that native brethren be sent to their own people. This way we have poor saints preaching to poor people. Speaking of poor people, India and other third world countries are filled with them. Tamil Nadu alone has about 75,000,000 souls. The vast majority live with very limited resources as to this world’s goods. Yet, it should be burned into our hearts that Jesus not only proved His Messiahship with signs and wonders, but by the fact that He preached the gospel to the poor (Matt. 11:5). It is also most important to recall, people are often prone