Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

by Ben Stuart

Our marriages are a picture of Christ’s love for his church, and our marriages are a pursuit of Christ’s purposes on earth. Our marriages are a mural and a mission. To the degree that we take up his values of loving one another while we pursue his vision of extending the fame of Jesus around the world for the good of all people, we will have strong, successful marriages.

In essence, what Paul proclaimed in Ephesians 5 came true in practice: loving marriages became a picture to the world of what commitment to a loving God is like. When we walk in wisdom, we flourish. When we let the Spirit of God guide, he leads us to pleasant places.