 Marriage itself is consummated with the literal bodily union of husband and wife. From that point on, the husband should regard the wife as his own flesh. If she hurts, he ought to feel the pain. If she has needs, he should embrace those needs as his own. He should seek to feel what she feels, desire what she desires, and in effect, give her the same care and consideration he gives his own body Topics: Marriage
Source: The Fulfilled Family |
| Sexual expression within a marriage is not an option or an extra. It is certainly not, as it has sometimes been considered, a necessary evil in which spiritual Christians engage only to procreate children. It is far more than a physical act. God created it to be the expression an experience of love on the deepest human level and to be a beautiful and powerful bond between husband and wife. Topics: Marriage
Source: 1 Corinthians, p. 157. |
| Unless it is by mutual consent, for a specific prayer need and for a brief period of time, sexual abstinence can become a tool of Satan. It is never to be used as pretense for spiritual superiority or as a means of intimidating or manipulating one's spouse. Physical love is to be a normal and regular experience shared by both marriage partners alike, as a gift from God. Topics: Marriage
Source: 1 Corinthians, p. 158. |
| What higher motive could there be for the husband to love his wife? By loving her as Christ loved the church, he honors Christ in the most direct and graphic way. He becomes the embodiment of Christ's love to his own wife, a living example to the rest of his family, a channel of blessing to his entire household, and a powerful testimony to a watching world. Topics: Marriage
Source: The Fulfilled Family |
| Those who are furthest from giving mercy are furthest from receiving it. Topics: Mercy
Source: Taken from Matthew 8-15, p. 66. |
| A miracle is an extraordinary event wrought by God through human agency, an event that cannot be explained by natural forces. Miracles are always designed to authenticate the human instrument God has chosen to declare a specific revelation to those who witness the miracle. Topics: Miracles
Source: Charismatic Chaos, Zondervan |
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| God confirmed His Word through the apostles by the miracles that they were able to do. The New Testament indicates that only the apostles and those who were closely associated with them had the power to do miracles. That is why 2 Corinthians 12:12 speaks of such miracles as "the signs of an apostle." Topics: Miracles
Source: Twelve Ordinary Men |
| How believers handle their money is inextricably related to the depth of their worship. Whether we put money in the offering plate or not, weekly worship should remind us of our continual stewardship of the possessions that Lord has entrusted to us. If we do not give properly we cannot worship properly. Topics: Money, Stewardship
Source: 1 Corinthians, p. 453-454. |
| Sixteen of the thirty-eight parables of Jesus deal with money. One out of ten verses in the New Testament deals with that subject. Scripture offers about five hundred verses on prayer, fewer than five hundred on faith, and over two thousand on money. The believer's attitude toward money and possessions is determinative. Topics: Money
Source: Matthew 1-7, p. 418. |
| Familiarity with vice does not produce disgust, it produces attachment. Topics: Morality
Source: Sermon, The Character of a Healthy Church - Part 5, Titus 2:6-8. |
| Morality, in and of itself, is a damning thing. Self-righteousness is a damning thing. You'd be better off to be immoral and face the reality of your needs so that you would come to a Savior, than to live under the illusion that because you have a moral code on the outside, all is well on the inside between you and God. Topics: Morality, Self-righteousness
Source: Reformation vs. Relationship |
| To be a mother is by no means second class. Men may have the authority in the home, but the women have the influence. The mother, more than the father, is the one who molds and shapes those little lives from day one. Topics: Mothers
Source: Successful Christian Parenting, 1998, p. 194. |
