Saturday, February 22, 2014

Church Undermine Marriage


Redefine marriage factors social media theology
West progressive liberal thoughtful
Evangelicals point world

Gospel congregation contributed
Erosion strong institution
Not divorce cohabitation
Three wrong messages really think marriage

1. Important Stability
Parents fear children
Not lose faith
Not pregnancy
Fear find mate settle marry college
Finish school

Young ready tie-the-knot
Father suitors mature not slacker Angry Birds
Treat marriage plague avoided
Telling children put off convenient
Listen advice rob kids blessed sanctifying tool
God’s hands
Rhythms life cycles repentance forgiveness
Like Christ

Some couples should wait
No one enters marriage perfect ready
Encourage young couples marry
Watch inevitable grit grace intimacy weave gospel story

2. Important Church Activities
Years ago wedding church Bible Belt
Traditional marriage polls well
Couple altar life transformed God grace
Brokenness beauty redemption Christ
Event disruption Church calendar

Bride groom paid hall venue rented
Wedding same celebrated sterile city hall building
Not lack Christian symbols décor
Lack interest stunning church
Fair megachurch every wedding fanfare family friends

Wedding day nuisance speed bump
Highway Church’s important weekend activities
Wedding party hard finding help facility rooms sound system
Pastor credit kind helpful shepherded new couple
Couple heard contradictory message happy you married don’t ruin
Awesome big idea Sunday draw people church hear gospel

Demonstrate gospel weddings
Christian weddings not secular ceremonies
Celebrates God’s loving intentional design
People pursued rescued appointed
Future kings queens universe
Intimate union man woman God
Signpost another kingdom builder maker God

Weddings should not incidental occasions life God’s covenant community
Prompt celebration worship
Church gather around new couple bear presence prayers generous giving

3. End Dreams Utopia or Nightmare
Commentator suggest before gay-rights movement
Evangelicals undermined marriage
Modeling opposite preached
Lifeless marriages resemble business partnerships more intimate union
Young disinterested marriage
Never seen marriage modeled well real life
Intimacy spark love evaporates when kids attention
Avoiding hassle marriage young check-out

Correcting problem swing opposite direction
Present marriage more meant to be
Hoping cultivate healthy sexuality
Sell marriage utopia ultimate destination hopes dreams sex
Set up disappointment
But vibrant Christian marriage foretaste better gift Christ

Marriage neither nightmare portrayed nor heaven
Instead temporary theater
Christ sanctifying working glory
Not preach gospel pulpit deny attitude marriage.


Original written by Daniel Darling.  Take a look at the original.  In what ways was the author already reaching out to the modern styles of reading and comprehension?  

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