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Saamwoon voor die huwelik - AH Bogaards

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gee. En <strong>die</strong> Here self eis dat hier<strong>die</strong> liefde in <strong>huwelik</strong> tussen man en vrou moet<br />

wees (Ef. 5:25; Op. 2:4). Dit is trouens ‟n afspieëling van <strong>die</strong> liefde van Christus<br />

vir <strong>die</strong> bruidskerk en van sy bruidskerk se liefde vir Hom (Ef. 5:25; Op. 2:4).<br />

Al drie saam in <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong><br />

In <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> behoort al drie vorms van liefde, naamlik eros, filia en agape<br />

teenwoordig te wees en as ‟n eenheid te funksioneer, hoewel elkeen ‟n eie<br />

beklemtoning het. Maar dan moet steeds in gedagte gehou word dat agape <strong>die</strong><br />

sterkste van <strong>die</strong> drie is en moet wees.<br />

De Oliveira (2001:32) vat dit soos volg saam: “While friendship love and<br />

romantic love are equally important in marriage, agape love is considered to be<br />

the true love. It is much more than emotions, it is much more than sexual<br />

expressions, more than companionships, more than caring friendship, it involves<br />

it all but is a self-offering love for the well-being and happiness of the loved one.<br />

It can also be said that this self-denying love is the basis for all the other kinds of<br />

love, because any spouse full of agape love will be a tender, committed,<br />

respectful, sharing, real companion, and will not deny his or her partner the<br />

duties of marriage. Such love is what Christ intends the spouses to have for<br />

each other, as a source of happy and blessed marriage.”<br />

In so „n liefde is daar volgens Louw (1983b:62-79) wedersydse begrip vir mekaar,<br />

wedersydse aanvaarding van mekaar, wedersydse respek vir mekaar en<br />

wedersydse vertroue vir mekaar.<br />

Die <strong>huwelik</strong> bied <strong>die</strong> hoogste openbaringsvorm van <strong>die</strong> liefde wat onder mense<br />

moontlik is. In geen menslike liefdesverhouding kom God se liefde vir <strong>die</strong> mens<br />

so duidelik tot openbaring en is dit so groot as in <strong>die</strong> egte Christelike <strong>huwelik</strong> nie<br />

(Delleman, 1968:6). Delleman (1968:11) druk <strong>die</strong> liefdesverhouding in <strong>die</strong><br />

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