![]() What you’ve heard in the Word-do! Put it into practice!ĥ. Be mature and courageous and do what God commands. You’ve been given more spiritual tools than most people on the planet. Both of You: Take Personal Responsibility: Joshua 1:6-9 Philippians 4:9 Join together as spiritual warriors to defeat Satan in the Lord’s mighty power.Ĥ. Your joint enemy is Satan! He wants to destroy your marriage. Your struggle is not against your spouse. Both of You: Remember Who Your Enemy Is-Satan!: Ephesians 6:11-12 In your marital wounds and hurts, be comforted by the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3-8).ģ. Marriages change as spouses become more like Christ in Christ’s resurrection power (6:10-18). Spouses change as they are filled by the Spirit (5:18). Paul surrounds his marriage counsel with Ephesians 5:18 and 6:10-18. ![]() Both of You: Be Empowered, Changed, and Comforted by the Trinity-Be Filled by the Spirit, Empowered by the Son, and Comforted by the Father: Ephesians 5:18 6:10-18 2 Corinthians 1:3-8 Put Jesus before your children, your work, your ministry. Repent of anything you put on the throne above Jesus. Love God most with your most: with all your heart, soul, mind, and spirit. Both of You: Keep Putting Jesus First Keep Loving Jesus Most: Matthew 22:35-38 You can send it to others using this shortened link: 10 Biblical Principles for Marriages and Marriage Counselingġ. Feel free to do the same-with small margins, you can make these 10 principles all fit on one page! To prove it, click here for your one-page PDF document. I now regularly hand out these 10 principles as a one-page guide for the couples that I’m counseling. With these 10 principles, I’ve sought to do the same-laying out a gospel-centered foundation for marriages and marriage counseling. Then, building upon those foundations, Paul moved toward the roles, responsibilities, and callings of husbands and wives. He started it with gospel-centered principles of salvation, daily Christian living, and relationships. Yet, Paul did not start Ephesians with Ephesians 5:21. Obviously, this is a vital biblical area. Notice that the last two principles are where a lot of couples and a lot of counselors start-with biblical roles in marriage. (Note: For practical equipping in marriage counseling, and for more free resources, see Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling.) ( Note: For practical equipping in family counseling, and for more free resources, see: Gospel-Centered Family Counseling.) The final 2 are more specifically for the husband (# 9) and the wife (# 10). The first 8 principles are for both the husband and wife. I’ve collated them into 10 foundational principles for marriages and for marriage counseling. I’ve done a lot of marriage counseling over the years. Gospel-Centered Marriages and Marriage Counseling ![]()
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