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Sacred Marriage Participant's Guide With DVD: What If God Designed Marriage To Make Us Holy More Than To Make Us Happy? (2013)

by Gary L. Thomas(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0310691168 (ISBN13: 9780310691167)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: I got frustrated with this book early on because of the amount of quotes Mr. Thomas was including. It's one of my pet peeves. I think that's cheating if you're gonna put your name on a book. ;) But I got over it pretty quick, when they lessened as I read on. And now look what I've done ..... rated it a 5, which means I would read this book again. I admit to thinking as I think many do that living a single life as a Christian gives one more opportunities to live for Christ, but Mr. Thomas showed me this is not so. In fact, marriage gives many opportunities for one to become like Christ, holy, inasmuch as it is a sacrificial relationship. Or should be anyways. One of my favorite sections of the book is in the chapter titled "Make Me a Servant": "I learned long ago th... moreat God has called me to serve him through people, regardless of whether those people are 'worthy' of being served .... To be sure, many people are in desperate straits because of sinful choices and actions. But John examines it from another angle: 'If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?' (1 John 3:17). For John, there is no mention of a SINLESS brother or sister in need. His teaching is far more blunt -- their NEED defines our obligation. It's a matter of God's love not human evaluation or judgment." I definitely recommend this book.
review 2: This is a great book, for anyone who is married or engaged. Gary really brings a lot to the table of marriage. Starting out with chapter 1, with a challenge that marriage is "A Call to Holiness More Than Happiness". He continues on through the book hitting topics of how marriage teaches us to love, to respect, to forgive, spiritual disciplines, how to be a servant, and even God-centered sex, along with many other topics. less

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