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Saamwoon voor die huwelik - AH Bogaards

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<strong>huwelik</strong> nog sterker uit as hy skryf: “Het huwelijk is een institutaire liefdesgemeenschap.”<br />

Die liefde is ook „n <strong>huwelik</strong>staak, <strong>die</strong> vernaamste <strong>huwelik</strong>splig. “Man en vrou<br />

word in <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> besonderlik deur liefde saamgebind, dermate dat hulle liefde<br />

teenoor mekaar as „n Skriftuurlike verpligting op hulle gelê word. Hulle moet<br />

mekaar liefhê (Ef. 5:25,28,33; Kol. 3:19; 1 Sam. 18:20; Hoogl. 2:5; 5:8; 8:6,7;<br />

Tit. 2:4; Op. 2:4)” (De Bruyn, 2002:160).<br />

2.2.5.3 Trou<br />

Saam met liefde in <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> kom ook trou.<br />

Olthuis (1975:20) sê van <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> <strong>die</strong> volgende: “God called husband and<br />

wife to an exclusive, lifelong partnership of love, or as I prefer, a partnership of<br />

troth and fidelity. In a sentence, marriage is a mutual, permanent, exclusive,<br />

one-flesh union between husband and wife, characterized by troth or fidelity” (my<br />

kursivering - JGN).<br />

Olthuis (1975:20) gaan verder deur te sê dat trou dinge insluit soos lojaliteit,<br />

vertroue, liefde, betroubaarheid. Trou is nie „n handeling wat nou kom en netnou<br />

weer verdwyn nie. In kort: “Marriage is a partnership of troth.”<br />

Olthuis (1975:20) stel trou in <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> bo fisiese eenwording as hy sê:<br />

“Physical intercourse is an important part of being “one flesh”, but the key<br />

concept in marriage is troth.”<br />

Wedersydse trou in <strong>die</strong> <strong>huwelik</strong> dui veel meer aan as net trou wees aan mekaar.<br />

Olthuis (1975:21) definieer “trou” as volg: “Troth is an Old English term for truth,<br />

faithfulness, loyalty, and honesty. The single word troth captures the nuances of<br />

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