most important spiritual truth Jesus came to teach is the gospel—God’s passionate love, His offer to redeem us from our sin, and the invitation of an eternal covenant relationship with God Himself. What could God create to help us understand this great truth? He created the covenant of marriage and its expression through sexuality. What do I mean by covenant love? Practically all our human relationships are contractual, meaning we promise to stay as long as that person keeps up his or her end of the bargain. Romantic relationships
