I just finished reading your article from the Internet entitled “The Institution of Marriage<\/a>,” and wanted to comment on how\u00a0comprehensive, well-written, and\u00a0accurate it is.\u00a0 I’m a scholar of the Word myself, and truly appreciate reading godly interpretations and discussions such as this.\u00a0 I’m going to share it with my husband and children (ages 20, 17, and 15), as well as with others at our church.\u00a0\u00a0Grace and peace to you!<\/em><\/p>\n\t Thank you for your kind words about the study from\u00a0Genesis<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0You might also be interested in the studies\u00a0Growing Up in the Lord: A Study for Teenage Boys<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Growing Up in the Lord: A Study for Teenage Girls<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0There is also a study for people about to be married called\u00a0Preparation for a Lifetime<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I just finished reading your article from the Internet entitled “The Institution of Marriage,” and wanted to comment on how\u00a0comprehensive, well-written, and\u00a0accurate it is.\u00a0 I’m a scholar of the Word myself, and truly appreciate reading godly interpretations and discussions such as this.\u00a0 I’m going to share it with my husband and children (ages 20,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,64],"class_list":["post-8577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-marriage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87755,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-i-marry-my-teenage-boyfriend\/","url_meta":{"origin":8577,"position":0},"title":"Did I marry my teenage boyfriend?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello Sir, I hope you're doing well. 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