Covenant Over Comfort: The Cosmic Purpose of Marriage (Part 1)

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Marriage isn’t just a contract — it’s a covenant before God. Join us as we dive deep into the sacred reality that when a marriage ends, it’s more than the loss of a relationship — it’s the death of a family, the breaking of a divine promise. Because when we understand what and who we’re fighting for, we can stand firm in the promise that what God has joined together, no one can separate.Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.comTake the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.comPray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.comTo learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.comThis ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

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0:00.0	Divorce is far worse than so many people think. Divorce is a death. It's a death of a covenant. It's a death of a family. The biggest reason your marriage exists. The only reason anything exists is the glory of God.
0:14.0	Marriage exists for our holiness and exists for the flourishing of mankind. It exists for our sanctification.
0:20.1	It's more than just your marriage.
0:21.8	Your marriage is more than that.
0:23.1	It's a covenant.
0:24.4	And if you don't understand what that is, then you won't value it.
0:27.3	But the deeper layer is why all those things, the glory of God.
0:32.0	Covenant is the means by which God relates to his creation.
0:36.3	They're not contracts, but it's, they're the terms upon which the
0:40.2	Lord is choosing to relate to his people and commanding us to relate to him. So you're fighting
0:44.7	for covenant, you're fighting for the glory of God. Is there somewhere in your mind where you think
0:48.4	divorce is kind of an option? Greetings, fierce friends.
0:58.0	Every once in a while, we like to do an episode where we just encourage you and remind you
1:04.3	why it's important to fight for your marriage.
1:08.9	Right.
1:09.0	So everyone gets to these points, right? We've been there. In fact, I would say just last week we had a moment, not that I was, you know, thinking about giving up, but we needed to be reminded. Like, why is it worth fighting for our own marriage? Just having some communication stuff, like believe it or not, Selena and Ryan don't always communicate perfectly. I communicate perfectly.
1:28.3	That's what I'm talking about.
1:29.3	This is what I'm talking.
1:30.3	You can hear the pride?
1:31.3	Can you hear it?
1:32.3	I can hear the pride.
1:33.3	And we also, as Ryan and Selena, I need to be reminded why this work is worth doing.
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