What does it take for a marriage to remain strong? Communication? Trust? Respect? Love? Today on Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram will share that there’s something more foundational and more essential to a strong, lasting marriage than all those other aspects.

Main Points

God's instructions for a great marriage

• It requires mutual submission to God and each other. - Ephesians 5:21
• You need to know how to love your mate.
• Your marriage has an even bigger purpose than your happiness.

Marriage is a holy covenant

• A covenant: An agreement and guarantee one person makes with another.

A covenant marriage involves three distinct aspects:

• Leaving
• Cleaving
• Becoming "one flesh"

Since marriage is a covenant and not merely a contract...

• Divorce is not an option. - Malachi 2:14
• Adultery is a serious covenant breaking offense. - Proverbs 2:16-19                                    
• Sex before marriage is a violation of this holy covenant. - Hebrews 13:4
• Same sex relationships are forbidden as a violation of God’s design. - 1 Corinthians 6:9; Romans 1:26-27

Broadcast Resource

• Marriage that Works Resources
• Message Notes

Additional Resource Mentions

• Experiencing God’s Dream for Your Marriage Study Guide

About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

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Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.

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