RELATIONSHIP GOALS—4 COVENANT KEEPING
Some Pharisees came to him [Jesus] to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” 4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Matthew 19:3-6 NIV
THREE APPROACHES TO MARRIAGE
A contract is based on mutual distrust.
A covenant is based on mutual commitment.
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure … Hebrews 13:4 NIV
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:13 NIV
TALK IT OVER
What are ways that you and your spouse drive each other crazy? If you’re single, what’s a personal trait that can drive other people crazy?
There are three different approaches to marriage: casual, contractual, and covenantal. What kind of approach to marriage did you experience while growing up?
What’s your biggest takeaway from the entire Relationship Goals series?
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