The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

If you have had lots of conflict, this is one of the most powerful things you can do to move your marriage relationship toward success. If you want God to get involved in your marriage, there must be a dying to self, or a commitment to living a life of selflessness.

The real sin of marriage today is not adultery or lack of ‘adjustment’ or ‘mental cruelty.’ It is the idolization of the family itself, the refusal to understand marriage as directed toward the Kingdom of God.”

At the heart of the Seven Principles approach is the simple truth that happy marriages are based on a deep friendship. By this I mean a mutual respect for and enjoyment of each other’s company. These couples tend to know each other intimately—they are well versed in each other’s likes, dislikes, personality quirks, hopes, and dreams. They have an a

For covenant love to be enacted, there must be a death. Jesus did that for our relationship with God; guess who gets to do so in our relationships with others? You and I, of course. A will, or covenant, is powerless until death occurs. If you are going to have a relationship with God—a relationship that has a covenant as its foundation—you are goin