Warning, warning, warning, this message is dangerous to your flesh.

Next to the subject of money, the subject of marriage relationship is very hard and explosive

for a pastor to handle. But since I only tell you what the

scripture says, I pray that you not only be challenged, transformed, but be blessed in the process.

What really compounds the problems in our society when it comes to marriage and husband-wife relationship is that

there are so many conflicting voices on the subject. There are so many self-made experts on the

subject. There are so many opposing views on the subject, so many arguments over the subject.

And with the proliferation of media that we have now, like no other time in history, there's so many self-styled advisors and

counselors, all vying for attention and they're all trying to sell you a book. Actually, I was thinking about this. Through all of this

happening in our culture today, I am surprised that we're not in a bigger mess than we are in.

Here's even a greater problem. There are so many professing Christians who get their advice

from those self-styled experts in the media.

The way I visualize this sometimes is like a group of day laborers.

I thank God for day laborers.

But a group of day laborers who are building a skyscraper without architectural blueprint.

But just think about this. All of these television shows that parade themselves are self-experts

and self-styled experts, and many of them have their own failed marriages.

I mean, it would be like a medical student who had failed his medical exam six times, but then he comes on television, give you advice

on your health, or a law student who graduated, but keep failing his board examinations,

and then all of a sudden he's on radio and television

giving you advice, legal advice. Think about this. Well, at least I read about an honest one of those

Hollywood guys, Rodney Dangerfield. Talk about he and his wife, he said, we eat apart,

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