This Momentary Marriage
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This Momentary Marriage

A Parable of Permanence

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

This Momentary Marriage

A Parable of Permanence

About this book

Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons.

Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til death do us part," there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times.

Though personal selfishness and cultural bondage obstruct the wonder of God's purpose, it is found in God's Word, where his design can awaken a glorious vision capable of freeing every person from small, Christ-ignoring, romance-intoxicated views. As Piper explains in reflecting on forty years of matrimony: "Most foundationally, marriage is the doing of God. And ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It's mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant and putting the glory of Christ's covenant-keeping love on display."

This Momentary Marriage unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike.

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Information

Publisher
Crossway
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781433531118
eBook ISBN
9781433520594
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword: Pendulums and Pictures
  7. Introduction: Marriage and Martyrdom
  8. Chapter One: Staying Married is Not Mainly About Staying in Love
  9. Chapter Two: Naked and Not Ashamed
  10. Chapter Three: god's Showcase of Cvenant-keeping Grace
  11. Chapter Four: Forgiving and Forbearing
  12. Chapter Five: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant
  13. Chapter Six: Lionhearted and Lamblike-the Christian Husband as Head: Foundations of Headship
  14. Chapter Seven: Lionhearted and Lamblike-the Christian Husband as Head: What does it Mean to Lead?
  15. Chapter Eight: the Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission
  16. Chapter Nine: Single in Christ: a Name Better than Sons and Daughters
  17. Chapter Ten: Singleness, Marriage, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality
  18. Chapter Eleven: Faith and Sex in Marriage
  19. Chapter Twelve: Marriage is Meant for Making Children . . . Disciples of Jesus: How Absolute is the Duty to Procreate?
  20. Chapter Thirteen: Marriage is Meant for Making Children . . . Disciples of Jesus: the Conquest of Anger in Father and Child
  21. Chapter Fourteen: What God has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate: the Gospel and the Radical New Obedience
  22. Chapter Fifteen: What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate: the Gospel and The Divorced
  23. Conclusion: This Momentary Marriage
  24. A Few Words of Thanks
  25. Desiring God