We live now in a fast-moving mobile world. But knowing people deeply is not something that can be manufactured instantly, nor can such intimacy flourish if people are always on the move and unable to spend time with each other.
Because we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1.27), who exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Oneness of the Trinity, we are made to know others, and to find joy through relationships with other human beings. Marriage is the most fundamental such relationship (Genesis 2.18, 24).
WHAT? Some biblical models of intimacy
What is intimacy? These days, the word intimacy seems to instantly conjure up the idea of sexual activity. But sex is in fact only one possible aspect (and not always an essential one) of true intimacy. The Bible gives a number of pictures to help us understand the nature of true intimacy.
