Marriage That Works: God's Way of Becoming Spiritual Soul Mates, Best Friends, and Passionate Lovers

by Chip Ingram

Overview

When it comes to marriage these days, anything goes. No wonder you can find a book on marriage from every perspective—or no perspective. How can you experience a great marriage that lasts? What works?

This book answers that question by shining a light on the biblical design for marriage. In a world of sexual and relational confusion, isn't it time to consult the One who created marriage? Author and pastor Chip Ingram, with his characteristic compassion, transparency, and engaging storytelling, discusses

- what marriage really is
- the biblical model
- a man's unique role in marriage
- a woman's unique role in marriage
- the bigger picture of why God created marriage

A marriage that works, says Ingram, is more wonderful than you thought possible and harder than you imagined—but worth the work. Couples will learn the power of making a covenant with their spouse and fulfilling their design in an atmosphere of respect, resulting in the spiritual, psychological, emotional, and physical oneness they long to have with each other.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801074554
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Chip Ingram is the teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. A pastor for over thirty years, Chip is the author of many books, including Culture Shock, The Real Heaven, The Real God, The Invisible War, and Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships. Chip and his wife, Theresa, have four grown children and twelve grandchildren and live in California.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 God's Design for Marriage 13

2 Is There a Man in the House? 29

3 The Evolution of the American Man 59

4 Is There a Woman in the House? 77

5 The Evolution of the American Woman 97

6 What's a Man to Do? 119

7 Stepping Up as a Man: Provide 127

8 Stepping Up as a Man: Protect 139

9 Stepping Up as a Man: Nurture 149

10 What's a Woman to Do? 157

11 Stepping In as a Woman: Nurture 163

12 Stepping In as a Woman: Protect 173

13 Stepping In as a Woman: Provide 189

14 How to Make It through the Hard Times 199

15 Marriage: Contract or Covenant? 211

16 Building a Bright Future Together 225

Conclusion 237

Appendix: A Wife's Choice: To Build or To Tear Down 241

Acknowledgments 246

Notes 248