Theological Directory (by Topic) - Relationships & Marriage

Quotes

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous." -- Heb 13:4, ESV,

"Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord." -- Col.3:18, ESV

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,"
-- Ephesians 5:25, ESV

"How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in hope, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice. They are as brother and sister, both servants of the same Master. Nothing divides them, either in flesh or in spirit. They are, in very truth, two in one flesh; and where there is but one flesh there is also but one spirit. They pray together, they worship together, they fast together; instructing one another, encouraging one another, strengthening one another. Side by side they visit God's church and partake of God's Banquet; side by side they face difficulties and persecution, share their consolations. They have no secrets from one another; they never shun each other's company; they never bring sorrow to each other's hearts."
-- Tertullian

"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
-- Martin Luther

"Woman takes her being from man, man takes his well-being from woman"
-- Thomas Adams

"Marriage doth signify merry-age"
-- Henry Smith

"The man whose heart is endeared to the woman he loves...dreams of her in the night, hath her in his eye and apprehension when he awakes, museth on her as he sits at the table, walks with her when he travels...She lies in his bosom, and his heart trusts in her, which forceth all to confess that the stream of his affection, like a mighty current, runs with full tide and strength."
-- Thomas Hooker

"Husband and wife must delight in the love and company, and lives of each other. When husband and wife take pleasure in each other, it unites them in duty, it helps them with ease to do their work, and bear their burdens; and is a major part of the comfort of marriage."
-- Richard Baxter

"[Women are creatures without which there is no comfortable Living for man...They are a sort of Blasphemers then who despise and decry them, and call them a necessary Evil, for they are a necessary Good. "
-- John Cotton

"The Puritan ethic of marriage was to look not for a partner whom you do love passionately at this moment, but rather for one whom you can love steadily as your best friend for life, and then proceed with God’s help to do just that."
-- J.I. Packer in A Quest for Godliness p.25

"As men and women, we are made for marriage. As Christians, those not called to celibacy are called to demonstrate our discipleship through honoring the Creator's intention by directing sexual desire and reproductive capacity into a commitment to marriage. Marriage is a central crucible for accepting and fulfilling the adult responsibilities of work, parenthood, and the full acceptance of mature responsibilities."
-- Albert Mohler in The Case for (Early) Marriage

"A man should seek a pleasant woman. The Bible has a great deal to say about a quarrelsome wife, and the constant nuisance associated with living with such a one. The contentions of a shrewish woman are like a continuing dripping (Prov. 19:13). Some men, who do not want the responsibilities associated with leadership, may be content to marry a woman who brings 'direction' to the relationship, but a hard-driving woman is likely to be an unpleasant companion after a very short period of time. A man should seek a pleasant woman, with a pleasant face."
-- Douglas Wilson in Choosing a Wife

Resources

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