Marriage is hard work and can be painful. And being a Christian
couple does not somehow make it easy or take away the prospect of hurt.
Whether we are atheists or Christians, we are still sinners living under
the same roof and that can make for tight quarters. It is a reality
that those we love the most have often caused us the greatest amount of
pain and we them. This is just the reality of love and families. The
greater our love the greater the possibility there is to hurt one
another. While being a Christian couple does not make marriage easy or
pain-free, we do have some great advantages that should make it easier
and healing.
These are just a few of the things that come to mind:
- We know that our battle is not against flesh and blood, so marital conflict can become us against it rather than me against you (Eph. 6:12)
- We know forgiveness that overcomes any offense , so we can extend forgiveness for any injury our spouse can inflict (1 John 1:9)
- We know that we are sinners, so we can respond with grace when our spouse calls us out for being hurtful (Rom. 310; 1 John 1:9)
- We know the need to repent from sin, so we can be quick to respond when we see our fault (Col. 3:1-17) Continue at Jason Helopoulos
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