The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel
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The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel
who enter into marriage are spiritually broken by sin, which among other things means to be self-centered—living life incurvatus in se.41 As author Denis de Rougemont said, “Why should neurotic, selfish, immature people suddenly become angels when they fall in love . . . ?”
Timothy Keller • The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
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To conduct a Me-Marriage requires two completely well-adjusted, happy individuals, with very little in the way of emotional neediness of their own or character flaws that need a lot of work. The problem is—there is almost no one like that out there to marry!
Timothy Keller • The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Is the purpose of marriage to deny your interests for the good of the family, or is it rather to assert your interests for the fulfillment of yourself? The Christian teaching does not offer a choice between fulfillment and sacrifice but rather mutual fulfillment through mutual sacrifice.
Timothy Keller • The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Modern people make the painfulness of marriage even greater than it has to be, because they crush it under the weight of their almost cosmically impossible expectations.