The Two Are One: The Theology of the Body on Relationships

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If we follow the world’s lead on relationships, we will be lost. According to the world, love is some sort of mysterious emotional experience that comes and goes by the hand of fate. Marriage and having children is a luxury to be experienced only as long as the pleasure they bring outweighs the cost. Friendships as well are meant to bring us fun and happiness, and if they don’t they have no value.

But we all know that relationships are difficult. They are all too often the source of frustration, conflict, and pain. For relationships to work takes hard work and sacrifice. According to the world, the cost may not be worthwhile. But according to God, the cost is exactly the point of human relationships.

God’s plan for human relationships is very different from the shallow, selfish vision offered by the world. It’s also deeper, more meaningful, and incredibly beautiful. It’s rooted in the truth that we are created in God’s Image and Likeness, and are therefore created to give and receive love.

But the human story is one rife with difficulty in living up to the Image and Likeness of God. Original Sin damaged us and made our relationships a struggle.

The good news is that Jesus Christ wants to redeem us from the effects of Original Sin, and therefore to redeem our relationships. But we need to understand just how and why humanity was broken by the Fall, and how Jesus seeks to redeem them, in order to apply that redemption to our relationships.

In the online course “The Two Are One” you will learn

• How the story of Adam and Eve reveals God’s original plan for marriage and by extension for all human relationships.
• Howe Original Sin affects human nature in ways that make human relationships difficult and painful.
• How we can protect ourselves and those we love from the effects of Original Sin.
• Why marriage is the exemplar of all of our relationships and how the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony lights the way to redemption of all of our relationships.
• The transformation of our minds necessary to apply Christ’s redemption to our relationships.
• The transformation of our hearts necessary to have truly fulling, joyful relationships.

Stop settling for the elusive myths about human relationships that our world tries to sell us. Instead, come to know God’s plan for love and redemption.