Gospel-Shaped Marriage: Grace for Sinners to Love Like Saints

Gospel-Shaped Marriage: Grace for Sinners to Love Like SaintsMarried Christians, and those preparing for marriage, know that theyre sinnersand that their sin threatens Gods great purposes for their union, including mutual support, companionship, and intimacy. But how often do believers recognize that they are also saints, equipped through Gods power to create a healthy, loving marriage? In Gospel Shaped Marriage, Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn encourage couples with how Christ calls and enables them to love their

Married Christians, and those preparing for marriage, know that they’re sinners—and that their sin threatens God’s great purposes for their union, including mutual support, companionship, and intimacy. But how often do believers recognize that they are also saints, equipped through God’s power to create a healthy, loving marriage? In Gospel-Shaped Marriage, Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn encourage couples with how Christ calls and enables them to love their spouse. They give a brief assessment of the biblical design for marriage while offering practical, proven advice for husbands and wives. Drawing from Scripture and the writings of Puritan minister William Gouge, their advice also prepares churches, friends, and others to support married couples in their lives.

Publisher: Crossway
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781433580710

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Chad Van Dixhoorn (PhD, Cambridge University) is professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary and a former pastor in the United Kingdom and in Virginia. He is the author of Confessing the Faith and God’s Ambassadors. Emily Van Dixhoorn (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a stay-at-home mom who leads and loves Bible studies and women’s retreats. Her first publication was a study guide to the book Confessing the Faith, a commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith. Chad and Emily have five children.

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“Sometimes the commands and ideals for marriage in the Scriptures can seem so far away from the reality of our relationships. We find our expectations for marriage and our roles as husbands and wives are shaped by many other things than what the Scriptures teach. In Gospel-Shaped Marriage, Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn thoughtfully work their way through pertinent passages with insight and humor, helping readers evaluate their attitudes, expectations, and aims in order to pursue marriages that are shaped by the gospel of grace.” Nancy Guthrie, Bible teacher; author, Blessed