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The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Kathy Keller, Timothy Keller
4.37 AVERAGE
403 reviews for:
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Kathy Keller, Timothy Keller
4.37 AVERAGE
Truly so encouraging and full of wisdom for everybody :) I loved reading this and can’t wait to return to it
A bit repetitive, but a good reminder of what marriage really is vs. the way we've idolized it.
Although this book took me a very long time to read it, I do think it is incredible and I’m grateful for this resource!
* please note that this book didn’t actually take me from November 7, 2022 to now but I did stop on several occasions for months on end. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* please note that this book didn’t actually take me from November 7, 2022 to now but I did stop on several occasions for months on end. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Definitely some mixed feelings about the book. I sort of mostly liked it? Maybe mostly. I think I wanted to like it more than I actually did. The first chapter was oddly repetitive and something of a chore to get through. Chapters 2 through 5 were interesting, insightful and useful, and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone with marriage on the mind in any context. Chapter 6...was a bit of a mess. Poorly constructed, often confusing (in the "that sentence didn't actually mean anything" sort of way), full of unfounded assumptions, and seemed to present one highly debatable interpretation of Biblical teaching as simple truth with no room for discussion, which is unfortunate. The last two chapters were ok, but I do worry I may have still been reeling from chapter 6 and not giving them due attention. (Maybe read 6 last and see what you think?) Also it felt like half of the text of the book was in footnotes, which for me just got annoying after a while. Anyway, I suppose I'd recommend the book in general, just not quite whole-heartedly.
Finally. A completly anti-fuddy-duddy book that allows faith to collide with the modern world without condemning and without shame. Simple and succinct, this is by far the freshest perspective of marriage I have heard in QUITE some time.
I thought this was good but not necessarily great. It had some good tips and advice. It was a bit longer than I expected.
Tim Keller never ceases to amaze me with his prolific works and his profound insight into marriage. Accompanied by his wife, Kathy Keller, this book will now be deemed by me as the holy grail of marriage books due to the brilliance of painting a picture of marriage that is glorious, joyous, heartwrenching, and sanctifying, which is what God intended marriage to be.
One of my favorite passages on marriage is in the chapter called The Mission of Marriage.
In marriage, each person says to the other, " I see all your flaws, imperfections, weaknesses, dependencies. But underneath them all I see growing the person God wants you to be."
If you don't see your mate's deep flaws and weaknesses and dependencies, you're not even in the game. But if you don't get excited about the person your spouse has already grown into and will become, you aren't tapping into the power of marriage as spiritual friendship. The goal is to see something absolutely ravishing that God is making of the beloved. You see even now flashes of glory. You want to help your spouse become the person God wants him or her to be.
When two Christians who fully understand this stand before the minister all decked out in their wedding finery, they realize they're not just playing dress up. What they're saying is that someday they are going to be standing not before the minister but before the Lord. And they will turn to see each other without spot and blemish. And they hope to hear God say, "Well done, good and faithful servants. Over the years you have lifted one another up to me. You have sacrificed for one another. You held one another up with prayer and with thanksgiving. You confronted each other. You rebuked each other. You hugged and you loved each other and continually pushed each other toward me. And now look at you. You're radiant"
Romance, sex, laughter, and plain fun are the by products of this process of sanctification, refinement, glorification. Those things are important, but they can't keep the marriage going through years and years of ordinary life. What keeps the marriage going is your commitment to your spouse's holiness. Your committed to his or her beauty. You're committed to his greatness and perfection. You're committed to her honesty and passion for the things of God. That's your job as a spouse. Any lesser goal that that, any smaller purpose, and you're just playing at being married.
One of my favorite passages on marriage is in the chapter called The Mission of Marriage.
In marriage, each person says to the other, " I see all your flaws, imperfections, weaknesses, dependencies. But underneath them all I see growing the person God wants you to be."
If you don't see your mate's deep flaws and weaknesses and dependencies, you're not even in the game. But if you don't get excited about the person your spouse has already grown into and will become, you aren't tapping into the power of marriage as spiritual friendship. The goal is to see something absolutely ravishing that God is making of the beloved. You see even now flashes of glory. You want to help your spouse become the person God wants him or her to be.
When two Christians who fully understand this stand before the minister all decked out in their wedding finery, they realize they're not just playing dress up. What they're saying is that someday they are going to be standing not before the minister but before the Lord. And they will turn to see each other without spot and blemish. And they hope to hear God say, "Well done, good and faithful servants. Over the years you have lifted one another up to me. You have sacrificed for one another. You held one another up with prayer and with thanksgiving. You confronted each other. You rebuked each other. You hugged and you loved each other and continually pushed each other toward me. And now look at you. You're radiant"
Romance, sex, laughter, and plain fun are the by products of this process of sanctification, refinement, glorification. Those things are important, but they can't keep the marriage going through years and years of ordinary life. What keeps the marriage going is your commitment to your spouse's holiness. Your committed to his or her beauty. You're committed to his greatness and perfection. You're committed to her honesty and passion for the things of God. That's your job as a spouse. Any lesser goal that that, any smaller purpose, and you're just playing at being married.
Interesting outlook on a psycholohical and emotional view using biblical references.
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