The Meaning of Marriage – Christian Marriage Quotes

The Meaning of Marriage – Christian Marriage Quotes https://christianmarriagequotes.com The world's most comprehensive resource for Gospel-centered marriage inspiration Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:02:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 139267240 If two spouses each say, “I’m going to treat my self-centeredness as the main problem in the marriage,” you have the prospect of a truly great marriage. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2550-if-two-spouses-each-say-im-going-to-treat-my-self-centeredness-as-the-main-problem-in-the-marriage-you-have-the-prospect-of-a-truly-great-marriage/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2550-if-two-spouses-each-say-im-going-to-treat-my-self-centeredness-as-the-main-problem-in-the-marriage-you-have-the-prospect-of-a-truly-great-marriage/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:01:00 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2550-if-two-spouses-each-say-im-going-to-treat-my-self-centeredness-as-the-main-problem-in-the-marriage-you-have-the-prospect-of-a-truly-great-marriage/ [...]

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Whether we are husband or wife, we are not to live for ourselves but for the other. And that is the hardest yet single most important function of being a husband or a wife in marriage.” https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2526-whether-we-are-husband-or-wife-we-are-not-to-live-for-ourselves-but-for-the-other-and-that-is-the-hardest-yet-single-most-important-function-of-being-a-husband-or-a-wife-in-marriage/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2526-whether-we-are-husband-or-wife-we-are-not-to-live-for-ourselves-but-for-the-other-and-that-is-the-hardest-yet-single-most-important-function-of-being-a-husband-or-a-wife-in-marriage/#respond Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2526-whether-we-are-husband-or-wife-we-are-not-to-live-for-ourselves-but-for-the-other-and-that-is-the-hardest-yet-single-most-important-function-of-being-a-husband-or-a-wife-in-marriage/ [...]

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If we look to our spouses to fill up our tanks in a way that only God can do, we are demanding an impossibility https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2523-if-we-look-to-our-spouses-to-fill-up-our-tanks-in-a-way-that-only-god-can-do-we-are-demanding-an-impossibility/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2523-if-we-look-to-our-spouses-to-fill-up-our-tanks-in-a-way-that-only-god-can-do-we-are-demanding-an-impossibility/#respond Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2523-if-we-look-to-our-spouses-to-fill-up-our-tanks-in-a-way-that-only-god-can-do-we-are-demanding-an-impossibility/ [...]

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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2578-the-gospel-is-this-we-are-more-sinful-and-flawed-in-ourselves-than-we-ever-dared-believe-yet-at-the-very-same-time-we-are-more-loved-and-accepted-in-jesus-christ-than-we-ever-dared-hope/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2578-the-gospel-is-this-we-are-more-sinful-and-flawed-in-ourselves-than-we-ever-dared-believe-yet-at-the-very-same-time-we-are-more-loved-and-accepted-in-jesus-christ-than-we-ever-dared-hope/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:24 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2578-the-gospel-is-this-we-are-more-sinful-and-flawed-in-ourselves-than-we-ever-dared-believe-yet-at-the-very-same-time-we-are-more-loved-and-accepted-in-jesus-christ-than-we-ever-dared-hope/ [...]

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Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2579-only-with-time-do-we-really-learn-who-the-other-person-is-and-come-to-love-the-person-for-him-or-herself-and-not-just-for-the-feelings-and-experiences-they-give-us/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2579-only-with-time-do-we-really-learn-who-the-other-person-is-and-come-to-love-the-person-for-him-or-herself-and-not-just-for-the-feelings-and-experiences-they-give-us/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:24 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2579-only-with-time-do-we-really-learn-who-the-other-person-is-and-come-to-love-the-person-for-him-or-herself-and-not-just-for-the-feelings-and-experiences-they-give-us/ [...]

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Our culture says that feelings of love are the basis for actions of love. And of course that can be true. But it is truer to say that actions of love can lead consistently to feelings of love. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2580-our-culture-says-that-feelings-of-love-are-the-basis-for-actions-of-love-and-of-course-that-can-be-true-but-it-is-truer-to-say-that-actions-of-love-can-lead-consistently-to-feelings-of-love/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2580-our-culture-says-that-feelings-of-love-are-the-basis-for-actions-of-love-and-of-course-that-can-be-true-but-it-is-truer-to-say-that-actions-of-love-can-lead-consistently-to-feelings-of-love/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:24 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2580-our-culture-says-that-feelings-of-love-are-the-basis-for-actions-of-love-and-of-course-that-can-be-true-but-it-is-truer-to-say-that-actions-of-love-can-lead-consistently-to-feelings-of-love/ [...]

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Only if you have learned to serve others by the power of the Holy Spirit will you have the power to face the challenges of marriage https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2524-only-if-you-have-learned-to-serve-others-by-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-will-you-have-the-power-to-face-the-challenges-of-marriage/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2524-only-if-you-have-learned-to-serve-others-by-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-will-you-have-the-power-to-face-the-challenges-of-marriage/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2524-only-if-you-have-learned-to-serve-others-by-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-will-you-have-the-power-to-face-the-challenges-of-marriage/ [...]

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Marriage has the power to set the course of your life as a whole. If your marriage is strong, even if all the circumstances in your life around you are filled with trouble and weakness, it won’t matter. You will be able to move out into the world in strength. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2525-marriage-has-the-power-to-set-the-course-of-your-life-as-a-whole-if-your-marriage-is-strong-even-if-all-the-circumstances-in-your-life-around-you-are-filled-with-trouble-and-weakness-it-won/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2525-marriage-has-the-power-to-set-the-course-of-your-life-as-a-whole-if-your-marriage-is-strong-even-if-all-the-circumstances-in-your-life-around-you-are-filled-with-trouble-and-weakness-it-won/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2525-marriage-has-the-power-to-set-the-course-of-your-life-as-a-whole-if-your-marriage-is-strong-even-if-all-the-circumstances-in-your-life-around-you-are-filled-with-trouble-and-weakness-it-won/ [...]

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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2542-to-be-loved-but-not-known-is-comforting-but-superficial-to-be-known-and-not-loved-is-our-greatest-fear-but-to-be-fully-known-and-truly-loved-is-well-a-lot-like-being-loved-by-god/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2542-to-be-loved-but-not-known-is-comforting-but-superficial-to-be-known-and-not-loved-is-our-greatest-fear-but-to-be-fully-known-and-truly-loved-is-well-a-lot-like-being-loved-by-god/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2542-to-be-loved-but-not-known-is-comforting-but-superficial-to-be-known-and-not-loved-is-our-greatest-fear-but-to-be-fully-known-and-truly-loved-is-well-a-lot-like-being-loved-by-god/ [...]

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