Child Marriage: Cultural Norm or Distortion of God’s Purposes?
Marriage is a divinely ordained institution. It was established by God himself for humanity’s good. After creating the first man, God saw that it was not good for Adam to be alone. So he gave him a helper or companion, in Eve (Genesis 2:18-25).
Following the fall of man into sin, the entire range of creation has been distorted. And this applies no less to marriage. Child marriage is an example of this distortion. As predicted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), between 2011…