Sacrifice – Christian Marriage Quotes https://christianmarriagequotes.com The world's most comprehensive resource for Gospel-centered marriage inspiration Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:01:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 139267240 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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]]> 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/feed/ 0 2526 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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]]> https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2569-i-think-marriage-is-designed-to-call-us-out-of-ourselves-and-learn-to-love-the-different/feed/ 0 2569 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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