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Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons. Even in the days when people commonly stayed married "'til death do us part," there has never been a generation... read more
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Table of Contents
Foreword: Pendulums and Pictures by Noel Piper
Introduction: Marriage and Martyrdom
Chapter 1: Staying Married Is Not Mainly about Staying in Love
Chapter 2: Naked and Not Ashamed
Chapter 3: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace
Chapter 4: Forgiving and Forbearing
Chapter 5: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant
Chapter 6: Lionhearted and Lamblike - The Christian Husband as Head: Foundations of Headship
Chapter 7: Lionhearted and Lamblike - The Christian Husband as Head: What Does It Mean to Lead?
Chapter 8: The Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission
Chapter 9: Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters
Chapter 10: Singleness, Marriage, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality
Chapter 11: Faith and Sex in Marriage
Chapter 12: Marriage Is Meant for Making Children... Disciples of Jesus: How Absolute Is the Duty to Procreate?
Chapter 13: Marriage Is Meant for Making Children... Disciples of Jesus: The Conquest of Anger in Father and Child
Chapter 14: What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate: The Gospel and the Radical New Obedience
Chapter 15: What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate: The Gospel and the Divorced
Conclusion: This Momentary Marriage
A Few Words of Thanks
A Note on Resources: Desiring God
Authors & Contributors
- John Piper (Author)
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