it cannot be said often enough that marriage is a model of Christ and the church
after spending 8 1/2 years preaching through the entire book of romans, pastor john is taking a little time to speak on various topics. he’s currently going through an excellent series on marriage. click here to watch, read, or listen to them online.
an excerpt from pastor john’s first message:
The most ultimate thing we can say about marriage is that it exists for God’s glory. That is, it exists to display God. Now we see how: Marriage is patterned after Christ’s covenant relationship to the church. And therefore the highest meaning and the most ultimate purpose of marriage is to put the covenant relationship of Christ and his church on display. That is why marriage exists. If you are married, that is why you are married.
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now go listen to the rest over at the desiring God website! 
4 Comments
ChristineSong
I just heard Piper live for the first time at the Resolved Conference. I’m so JEALOUS that you get to hear him every Sunday (well, in a good jealous kind of way . . if there is such a thing). LUCKY!!!
ChristineSong
if i could move to sit under anyone’s teaching regularly, it would be Piper’s.
He seemed like he aged when I saw him at the conference. How is his cancer?
mrssjlee
thanks for sharing those links with us. i’d love to listen/watch…… i’ll have to make time for that soon. it’s so cool how there’s the option of watching him give the sermon too!
greantea71
“most ultimate”? that sounds weird to me.
It’s weird opening the newpaper and reading all the interpretations of marriage as people argue for same-sex marriage. It’s nice to know we’re ground on more solid stuff.