What is the Purpose of marriage?
"The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man, and so the meaning of marriage is foolishness to the natural man (1 Cor. 2:14)." John Piper
The call of being a husband or a wife is a very humbling call. Marriage is like the Hot water we put our bags of tea in. Marriage reveals to both partners their need for Grace, which in return causes them to demonstrate it.
I've heard it said that it's not marriage that fails but the people who fail and I couldn't agree more. The troubles you face are opportunities for you to exercise love by being patient, kind, selfless etc…(1 Cor. 13:4-8). And because of the Holy Spirit and your dependency on Him you'll be able to be self-controlled, long suffering, gentle and etc... (Galatians 5:22) This is the very reason why marriage without God fails. Unless one understands what God has done for them on the cross they won't be able to truly humble themselves and love their mates despite of their flaws because they know they have been forgiven much.
"The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man, and so the meaning of marriage is foolishness to the natural man (1 Cor. 2:14)." John Piper
The call of being a husband or a wife is a very humbling call. Marriage is like the Hot water we put our bags of tea in. Marriage reveals to both partners their need for Grace, which in return causes them to demonstrate it.
I've heard it said that it's not marriage that fails but the people who fail and I couldn't agree more. The troubles you face are opportunities for you to exercise love by being patient, kind, selfless etc…(1 Cor. 13:4-8). And because of the Holy Spirit and your dependency on Him you'll be able to be self-controlled, long suffering, gentle and etc... (Galatians 5:22) This is the very reason why marriage without God fails. Unless one understands what God has done for them on the cross they won't be able to truly humble themselves and love their mates despite of their flaws because they know they have been forgiven much.
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