Marriage… Commitment is Essential (Part 4)
December 15th, 2008A marriage covenant is characterized by total, exclusive, continuing and growing commitment. Over the next few newsletters we shall take a brief look at each of these four basic characteristics.
Total Commitment. To accept marriage as a sacred covenant means first of all to be willing to make a total commitment of ourselves to our marriage partners. This is why Paul in Ephesians compares marriage to the relationship of Christ with His church (Eph 5:25-26).
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Marriage… Commitment is Essential (Part 3)
November 3rd, 2008A brief recap from last month:
Are we willing to make a lifelong commitment to “I Do”?
Are we willing to put in the time needed?
Are we willing to accept each other as we are and yet work hard on our short comings?
Are we willing to process and resolve bad feeling frequently and quickly?
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Marriage… Commitment is Essential (Part 2)
October 1st, 2008Genesis 24:58-60 (New International Version)
58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?”
“I will go,” she said.
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Marriage… It is God’s idea (Part 1)
September 1st, 2008Genesis 2:18-24 (New International Version)
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
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