Marriage and Divorce

by ricks 14. October 2009 15:49
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Is what we're doing in America working when it comes to building marriage? My message yesterday displayed the graph below that demonstrates a huge increase in divorce in the 1970s. I've noticed that our conversation about marriage and divorce rarely mentions covenant marriage -- a crucial concept for a healthy marriage. 

Covenant Marriage is a lifelong commitment by two believers to remain faithful to God and to one another. The difference covenant marriage makes is that the couple knows they are accountable to God and experiences the power of God working in them to build a positive, healthy marriage. Any thoughts?

 

 

 

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/mvsr/supp/mv43_09s.pdf

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10/22/2009 12:02:11 PM #

It is sad, isn't it? It's my hope that people will discover the difference Christ makes. C. S. Lewis wrote, "You cannot make being in love the basis of a whole life." That love fades. But Jesus makes a huge impact on how we carry out relationships. With Jesus in the mix, we find we can "do all things through Christ who strengthens" us (Philippians 4:13). We find that we can forgive because we've been forgiven (Ephesians 4:32). And we become aware that we will meet the Lord some day and we need to be prepared to meet God. When God is in the mix, a lot changes. Thanks for your comment.

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