Marriage By Devotion (MBD) By Dr. Philip 'Jay' Jegede, PhD.

Marriage by Devotion (MBD)by Dr. Philip 'Jay' Jegede, PhD.

MBD defines love as it is currently being practiced by the human race as a content emotional response that human beings develop over a period of time towards any person, place or thing, whose actions or mere existence places them in a happy, joyous, euphoric, or an orgasmic state of mind. Content Emotional Response is driven by pros and cons, always conditional, and subject to change. The doctrine of MBD further states that marrying for the purpose of the human feeling of love is an act of selfishness unconsciously acquired based on the physical, social, economic or emotional benefits we receive from the object of our desires or from the affection we feel from the object through whom the affection radiates. When the object withholds the benefits or when affection ceases to radiate from that object in the way to which we have become accustomed (the feeling of love), resentment builds and the tendency to harm that object, hate that object, or fall out of love with that object intensifies. Hence, the love humans display towards each other (even if they actually feel it, believe in it, or are consumed in it at any given moment) is not love, it is a quid pro quo ("a favor for a favor") under the unwitting guise of love, and based on such selfish desires such as, “what have you done for me lately” or “wow the sex was great last night, now I am in love with you.” MBD explains why humans are biologically not capable of unconditional love; a capacity that was lost when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, as proven by the first murder on earth, committed by the first human born of a woman – Cain against Abel. MBD proves with probity that divorce or relationship breakups due to adultery, irreconcilable differences, or any reason whatsoever is an indication of the human failure to love or be loved as commanded by God. LOVE NEVER FAILS! In this book, Dr. Jegede re-defines the concept of what love and marriage is or should be. MBD reveals with probity that humans are not capable of love as decreed by God. Hence, they are to marry and stay married forever as a socially responsible act to humanity, and a spiritual obligation to God and for the glory of God. Also, to marry because a man is handsome or a woman is beautiful is a mistake; the beauty in the eyes of a beholder may never die, like old soldiers; they just fade away and always do. To love your spouse as Christ love the church,couples should continually devote themselves to seeking knowledge of what makes their spouses feel secure, happy, content, respected, and appreciated, and to express this acquired knowledge in daily practical terms toward their spouses for the glory of God and expect nothing back in return from God or their spouses.This book is not available yet, to request an advance copy before it is released for a small donation, send an email to philipj@nctsmn.org