2 Corinthians 11:2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

It is glorious to be a Christian. We trust Jesus and are forgiven, have blessings on earth, and have a home in heaven. God loved us first. Thus, God expects us to love HIM back with a pure devotion. Our love relationship with Christ is humanly revealed in marriage. Marriage among the Jews in Jesus’ time involved two separate ceremonies, the betrothal and the final wedding. Usually, a year elapsed between the two, but during that period the woman was regarded legally as the man’s wife, while socially she remained a virgin. The betrothal contract was binding and could be broken only by death or a formal written divorce. Unfaithfulness or violation of a betrothed woman was regarded as adultery. The virgin Mary, Jesus’ mother, was betrothed to Joseph when she had Jesus. When we accept Christ as our Savior, we are betrothed to Jesus as a spiritual pure virgin to HIM. God wants us to be purely devoted to HIM.