Why Is Marital Union An Act Of Love?

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Marriage is a covenant of love between a man and a woman, in which they unconditionally surrender their entire lives to each other (Ephesians 5:25) to unite them into one common life. They are therefore no longer two but one (Matthew 19: 4-6). Furthermore, they unconditionally surrender their common life to God by their willingness to freely accept children from God (Genesis 1:28). These two commitments make marriage a covenant of love. Similarly conjugal union (within in marriage) is an act of love because it executes the marital commitments by uniting lives of the couple in a procreative act. On the other hand, conjugal union outside the marriage is devoid of love because it lacks the marital commitments. Furthermore, those involved in it abuse their bodies by engaging in an act that unites lives, without uniting their lives (in marriage).