The Bible describes the complexity and majesty of God with these three words “God is love” (1 John 4:16). When Jesus completed His ministry on this earth, He gave His disciples a command, known as the eleventh commandment, which was, “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). Christ gave His love when [...]
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Live Marriage, Love or Make Love first?
February 5, 2009Do you let your parents get in your marriage?
February 5, 2009The Bible says, “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh” (Matt. 19:5, Kw). Notice the words leave and cleave. When you get married, you leave the authority your parents have to control your life. You do not have to [...]
Couple Barriers to Gut-level Communication continued
November 17, 2008Fear of upsetting my partner Sometimes we refrain from communicating what we really feel because we’re afraid it may hurt or upset our partners. We think that its heroic to “suffer in silence”. Sometimes it is confused with the biblical injunction to “bear your own burdens” or “to be the least”. A wife may feel [...]
Happy and unhappy are not opposites: Happily Marriage ever after continued
November 13, 2008What are my partner‘s expectations? Some expectations are determined by social roles (although these may be changing). For example, it is normally expected of a wife to prepare the meals. It is usually expected of the husband to see to the maintenance of the house, etc. Most expectations will depend entirely on the individual couple. [...]
