Irrespective of the current zeitgeist, the pattern for godly family life is the pattern laid down for us by God. That pattern includes a fathers' responsibility for his daughters and a husband's obligation to his wife. If you read Numbers 30:3-16 you will notice that a woman … [Read more...] about 5 Weeks before Marriage – Walking down the Aisle
Marriage
6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket
Living redemptively means seeking to play out the gospel in marriage. It's an ongoing, visual display between a husband and wife of Christs' willingness to cover our shame. It doesn't condone or overlook sin and weakness. It covers sin and weakness with grace. What should be a … [Read more...] about 6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket
7 Weeks before Marriage – Your Redemption
Any man who gives himself to his wife and thinks that he has done his job has over-estimated himself. He doesn't have everything a woman needs within himself. Such a man is also making a rod for his own back as he will soon discover that she needs far more than what he has to … [Read more...] about 7 Weeks before Marriage – Your Redemption
8 Weeks before Marriage – He Gave Himself to God
Marriage is not a two-way street in which both parties are commanded to give themselves up to each other. That is not sacrificial love. That is the idolatry of two little gods sitting on their respective thrones demanding to be fed and satisfied. In Ephesians Chapter 5, Paul … [Read more...] about 8 Weeks before Marriage – He Gave Himself to God