Five Minutes That Could Help Your Marriage

This past Lord's Day, I had the difficult task of bringing before the congregation an unresolved sin issue involving a marriage. When such an issue is raised publicly (in accordance with Matt. 18), it has a way of waking people up to the painful challenges they're facing in their own marriages. Christian husbands and wives realize that if they do not get serious about resolving trouble and tension in their relationship, they may wind up estranged from one another, the Lord, and the church fellowship.

I struggled with the title of this particular post because I don't want to give the impression that I advocate a "quick-fix" approach to serious problems in marriage. Real, lasting change takes time and a lot of help from the Holy Spirit, as we trust Him to help us learn and live out God's truth as revealed in Scripture.

Still, the following five-minute video might be just what you need to re-focus and recommit yourself to the covenant of marriage. Three theologians, who have been married to their wives for a combined total of 116 years, offer some valuable biblically-based counsel on the covenant of marriage. I found it helpful and hope that you will, too. For more information and helpful resources, visit The Gospel Coalition website.

Piper, Carson, and Keller on Sustaining the Covenant of Marital Love from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.