Marriage is not romance garnished with friendship. It's not in essence romance and attraction, and friendship is thrown in as a wonderful little option, a wonderful little plus if you can get it. Rather, marriage is friendship with romance garnishing and flavoring it.

Furthermore, friendship is not just a feeling of affection. Frienship is a deep oneness that comes from two people journeying toward a common horizon. First, they oneness; secondly, the walking together, the interacting; and thirdly, the common horizon or goal you're going to.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 15, 1991. Series "Marriage". Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33