Marriage

#3 in the Rooted Family series
Dave Tate

Key Passages: Gen 2:18, Matt 22:29-30, Eph 5:31-32, Eph 5:25

Genesis 2:18

Matthew 22:29-30

Marriage is not ultimate. It is a sign and shadow of a higher reality. – J.D. Greear

Ephesians 5:31-32

If we fail to see the true purpose of marriage, then marriage itself will fail.

Ephesians 5:25

What is the purpose of marriage?

• to make God known
• to make us holy

Love without truth is just sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God’s saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who we are and yet also radical, unconditional commitment to us. The merciful commitment strengthens us to see the truth about ourselves and repent. The conviction and repentance moves us to cling to and rest in God’s mercy and grace. – Tim Keller, The Meaning of Marriage

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