Key insights from
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
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11 minute read
Published Nov 5, 2013
What you'll learn
Marriage is an ancient practice, but there are numerous misconceptions surrounding its nature and purpose. Author and pastor Timothy Keller seeks to clarify what marriage is really about.
Key insights
- 1 Self-centeredness makes you blind to your own faults and easily offended by your spouse’s.
- 2 Giving pleasure and happiness to your spouse—even when you aren’t in the mood—tends to increase your own satisfaction.
- 3 You will be a better parent if you prioritize your marriage over your relationship with your children.
- 4 Neither marriage nor your spouse created flaws in you—they merely exposed what was already there.
- 5 Submission in Christian marriage is a two-way street.
- 6 Despite common caricatures of Christian prudishness, Scripture has a high view of sex and sexuality.
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