" Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vein " - Psalm 127:1a Yoked Forever – CCI's Married Couples Ministry
Marriage for the Christian is a continuous sacrament, an act of praise and obedience, and means of grace that is inherently every bit as "spiritual" as anything that goes on in a monastery, or in any church or mission field for that matter, and every bit as important (or more so) than any other "work" that one might do in the world.
Mike Mason - The Mystery of Marriage
In the book of Genesis as part of His Creation story, it is God himself who decides "it is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him."(Gen2:18, NASB).Thus God creates Eve and brings her to Adam thus, pronouncing the first marriage.