I am a firm believer that every home without Christ is incomplete. Here is another excerpt from our new marriage book, How to Fight for Your Marriage Without Fighting with One Another, that shows us why Christ is the Supreme Need for every marriage.
Absolutely Impossible
It is impossible in a marriage for two people to grow closer to Christ and not to one another. This is a scriptural principle found in I John 1:7:
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another . . .”
The word “we” in the above mentioned verse is a plural pronoun that can be applied to two people in a Christian marriage. The scriptures are showing us that if two people walk close to Christ they will have much more than a judicial relationship. They will also enjoy an intimate fellowship with one another.
The Holy Spirit Will Get Along with Himself
A few years ago, my wife and I came to the conclusion that the Holy Spirit will always get along with Himself. In fact, we started to see that if we were not getting along, either one of us or both of us were not walking in the Spirit.
I am not so sure that people have marriage problems as much as they have spiritual problems. Once again, the Holy Spirit will always get along with Himself, therefore, the greater need in any relationship is not so much to get along with one another as it is to get along with God.
Ephesians 4:2-6
In Ephesians 4:2, the Apostle Paul commanded the church to “keep the unity of the Spirit”. I believe it is beneficial to notice that their commonality was not based upon themselves, but rather the Holy Spirit. It is also crucial to see that, in the following verses, Paul went on to teach why the church should enjoy such unity. Paul said:
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6)
Paul was teaching that if God is one, then believers walking in God’s Spirit should be able to move as one. This is all because it is impossible for God to have disunity with Himself.
Find Your Commonality in Christ
In relation to marriage, couples should understand that in all their learning about marriage and relationships, they should not leave off learning about Christ. Instead of trying to find commonality in mutual attraction, personal interests, or goals, they will do much better to endeavor to enjoy the unity that can only be found in the Spirit.
Some may be inclined to feel this approach to be too simplistic? However, after years of helping couples in need as a pastor and Christian marriage speaker, I have come to the conclusion that the Holy Spirit is the missing link in most marriages today. In fact, if your home is devoid of God, then no matter how much you excel in other areas, your home will always be incomplete in some form or fashion. God created marriage so that it only functions at optimum capacity with Him at the very center.
Never did a couple enjoy a better marriage than our first parents, Adam and Eve. In the Garden of Eden, they were filled with God, therefore, they enjoyed a perfect unity. It was not until they fell out of relationship with God that fear and despair entered the scene.
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What if you are not in physical danger but you are verbally beat up on a regular basis?
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Thank you,
Hitting Home
What do you do if one walks in the spirit and the other chooses to walk in the flesh.
I Peter 2 and 3 speak to this matter for women. If you will read I Peter 3:1, it starts with the word, “Likewise”, and Paul is saying that just as Christ returned love for carnal behavior, spouses should be sure to follow the same example.
Of course, if someone is in a position where their physical well-being is being compromised, then they should take appropriate action also to protect themselves. But, in what some would call normal marital tension, it is best to return the carnal behavior with the strongest weapon known to man, unconditional love.
This, of course, is covered in our marriage book, How to Fight for Your Marriage Without Fighting with One Another.
Thank you,
Dr. Force