Experiencing Christ Together

by Neil T. Anderson, Charles Mylander

The same powerful principles from Dr. Neil T. Anderson's Steps to Freedom in Christ that helped set more than one million people free from spiritual bondage can now revolutionize marriages. Dr. Anderson and co-author Dr. Charles Mylander offer practical tools to help couples let go of old habits and destructive patterns, and place Christ firmly at the center of marriage. Step-by-step, they discuss ways to handle money, sex, gender differences, adultery and forgiveness. Readers will also learn how to find and speak their partner’s love language, resolve conflict and to call upon God in prayer to win the spiritual battle for their marriages. A thoughtful devotional guide will prompt further reflection, and discussion questions make this suitable for group use as well as personal use. A special section, "Freedom in Christ", offers help for those battling specific spiritual or personal difficulties.

267 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2006

About the author

NEIL T. ANDERSON is founder and president of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He was formerly the chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology. He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University and Arizona State University and Arizona State University and has authored several bestselling books on spiritual freedom, including Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker.

Reviews

[Susan Barnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy Neil Anderson's teaching and have read most of his books. I found Experiencing Christ Together was a look at familiar material from the viewpoint of marriage. In some ways this made it a bit stale at times but nevertheless it is excellent teaching and it's good to be reminded of the importance of who we are in Christ.

As you would expect, Anderson and Mylander deal with many issues particularly related to marriage, such as communication, family or origin, love languages, sex before marriage, adultery etc. They also drew on the wisdom of others quoting from John Gray's, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and Gary Chapman's, The Five Love Languages in particular. There are also many illustrations from the lives of those they have minister to or counselled.

There is additional material for group discussion as well as a devotional activity for couples at the end of each chapter. The last chapter contains steps to freedom for couples to work through where they ask God to reveal blockages in their marriages or in their personal lives. There are prayers and declarations to help with this process.

Overall this is a useful resource for couples or for use in church ministry.

[Dr. Dena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful treatment of how to connect Christian faith and marriage using prayers and confessions. Includes suggested "steps" and prayers in the back, and statements with scripture references on belonging, significance, and security. This book assumes the latter as core human needs only resolved in God, and experienced together.

The emphasis on sin and Satan is one approach to explain why couples experience difficulties. I tend to prefer Backus' treatment of the subject as a misbelief therapy vs. mystic forces only; however, it's important to understand what can cause strife may be bigger than just the two of us.

[Giju · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very practical Biblical guidelines to live a happy and peaceful married life.