A HOLY AND HAPPY MARRIAGE (4 OF 5)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7
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A Holy and Happy Marriage (4 of 5)
Series: Marriage Matters!
Keith Krell
1 Peter 3:1-7
Abraham Lincoln once said, ''Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.'' Abe certainly knew what he was talking about, didn't he? One of the primary reasons that marriage is such an eye-opener is because men and women enter marriage with very different expectations. To summarize: A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does. Howard Hendricks likes to say people get married with a picture in their minds of a perfect marriage. Then after a few trials, they discover they aren't married to a perfect picture, but an imperfect person. When this realization occurs, they will either tear up the picture or they will tear up the person.
One of the great needs of every marriage is to tear up our picture of the perfect spouse and work toward becoming the perfect spouse ourselves. This will require an enormous amount of time, energy, and effort. But the reward of a holy and happy marriage is one of the greatest rewards in all of life. So, how can you have this kind of marriage? Follow God's directions. When you come down with a cold, you take a cold medication. Before doing so you read the directions. If you are healthy, you take vitamins. Again, before using any supplements, it is critical to read the directions. This is common sense! So, why do so many Christians with sick or healthy marriages frequently neglect reading the directions? Perhaps if we were more attentive to the instructions of the Designer we would find that marriages work much better. God, the Maker of marriage, has given us clear directions in 1 Pet 3:1-7. His bottom line is: Honor begins at home. Peter's first direction for a holy and happy marriage is . . .
1. Wives, honor your husbands by submitting (3:1-6). Peter argues that the greatest way a wife can honor the Lord is by submitting to her husband. In 3:1-2 Pe ...
Series: Marriage Matters!
Keith Krell
1 Peter 3:1-7
Abraham Lincoln once said, ''Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.'' Abe certainly knew what he was talking about, didn't he? One of the primary reasons that marriage is such an eye-opener is because men and women enter marriage with very different expectations. To summarize: A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does. Howard Hendricks likes to say people get married with a picture in their minds of a perfect marriage. Then after a few trials, they discover they aren't married to a perfect picture, but an imperfect person. When this realization occurs, they will either tear up the picture or they will tear up the person.
One of the great needs of every marriage is to tear up our picture of the perfect spouse and work toward becoming the perfect spouse ourselves. This will require an enormous amount of time, energy, and effort. But the reward of a holy and happy marriage is one of the greatest rewards in all of life. So, how can you have this kind of marriage? Follow God's directions. When you come down with a cold, you take a cold medication. Before doing so you read the directions. If you are healthy, you take vitamins. Again, before using any supplements, it is critical to read the directions. This is common sense! So, why do so many Christians with sick or healthy marriages frequently neglect reading the directions? Perhaps if we were more attentive to the instructions of the Designer we would find that marriages work much better. God, the Maker of marriage, has given us clear directions in 1 Pet 3:1-7. His bottom line is: Honor begins at home. Peter's first direction for a holy and happy marriage is . . .
1. Wives, honor your husbands by submitting (3:1-6). Peter argues that the greatest way a wife can honor the Lord is by submitting to her husband. In 3:1-2 Pe ...
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