Service – Christian Marriage Quotes https://christianmarriagequotes.com The world's most comprehensive resource for Gospel-centered marriage inspiration Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:01:01 +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/2651-when-a-wife-has-a-good-husband-it-is-easily-seen-on-her-face/feed/ 0 2651 Christian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial. Christianity does not therefore depreciate marriage, it sanctifies it. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2562-christian-marriage-is-marked-by-discipline-and-self-denial-christianity-does-not-therefore-depreciate-marriage-it-sanctifies-it/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2562-christian-marriage-is-marked-by-discipline-and-self-denial-christianity-does-not-therefore-depreciate-marriage-it-sanctifies-it/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2562-christian-marriage-is-marked-by-discipline-and-self-denial-christianity-does-not-therefore-depreciate-marriage-it-sanctifies-it/ [...]

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]]> https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2568-you-wont-find-happiness-at-the-end-of-a-road-named-selfishness/feed/ 0 2568 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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]]> 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/feed/ 0 2524 …You only discover your own happiness after each of you has put the happiness of your spouse ahead of your own, in a sustained way, in response to what Jesus has done for you. https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2547-you-only-discover-your-own-happiness-after-each-of-you-has-put-the-happiness-of-your-spouse-ahead-of-your-own-in-a-sustained-way-in-response-to-what-jesus-has-done-for-you/ https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2547-you-only-discover-your-own-happiness-after-each-of-you-has-put-the-happiness-of-your-spouse-ahead-of-your-own-in-a-sustained-way-in-response-to-what-jesus-has-done-for-you/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:01:20 +0000 https://christianmarriagequotes.com/2547-you-only-discover-your-own-happiness-after-each-of-you-has-put-the-happiness-of-your-spouse-ahead-of-your-own-in-a-sustained-way-in-response-to-what-jesus-has-done-for-you/ [...]

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