SAVING MARRIAGE 6: A CORD OF THREE STRANDS
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Saving Marriage
a) Marriages today have never been in more serious jeopardy. Even among Christians, the divorce rate is soaring, the number of adulterous affairs is skyrocketing, and the number of spouses divorcing has never been higher. How can you save your marriage?
2. A Chord Of Three Strands
a) The way to strengthen your marriage is to pray for your spouse each and every day…and in front of them too. Also brag about them in front of others. Sincerely say just how much you love and respect them. Give of your own selves and don’t deny one another your husband's or wife's duties just to get back at each other. Be in subjection to one another…the wife submitting to her husband and respecting him and the husband loving his wife as Christ loved the church in a sacrificial way. And never be afraid to say you’re sorry or that you love them. Admit your mistakes when you make them, and you will make them!
b) God hates divorce because he intended for a man and woman to be joined until death and He is the originator and author of this greatest of human institutions (save for the church). The marriage relationship should reflect that of the church and Christ’s relationship.
c) Nations can rise or fall when marriages fall apart. They are the glue that holds nations together and the Enemy’s number one target is that of a Christian husband and wife. He will attack it, try to weaken it, and try to destroy it in any way he can and usually from within.
d) Pride will be the weakest link in any marriage so if couples will humble themselves and submit themselves under the authority of Christ; their marriage should not only survive…but thrive. When Christ is a part of your marriage, it will be so much stronger. You will have Christ as the Head who is joined with the husband and wife. As it is written, “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
The End ...
1. Saving Marriage a) Marriages today have never been in more serious jeopardy. Even among Christians, the divorce rate is soaring, the number of adulterous affairs is skyrocketing, and the number of spouses divorcing has never been higher. How can you save your marriage?
2. A Chord Of Three Strands
a) The way to strengthen your marriage is to pray for your spouse each and every day…and in front of them too. Also brag about them in front of others. Sincerely say just how much you love and respect them. Give of your own selves and don’t deny one another your husband's or wife's duties just to get back at each other. Be in subjection to one another…the wife submitting to her husband and respecting him and the husband loving his wife as Christ loved the church in a sacrificial way. And never be afraid to say you’re sorry or that you love them. Admit your mistakes when you make them, and you will make them!
b) God hates divorce because he intended for a man and woman to be joined until death and He is the originator and author of this greatest of human institutions (save for the church). The marriage relationship should reflect that of the church and Christ’s relationship.
c) Nations can rise or fall when marriages fall apart. They are the glue that holds nations together and the Enemy’s number one target is that of a Christian husband and wife. He will attack it, try to weaken it, and try to destroy it in any way he can and usually from within.
d) Pride will be the weakest link in any marriage so if couples will humble themselves and submit themselves under the authority of Christ; their marriage should not only survive…but thrive. When Christ is a part of your marriage, it will be so much stronger. You will have Christ as the Head who is joined with the husband and wife. As it is written, “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
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