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The institution of marriage is more important than the institution of the

church. We can't build this church on unhealthy marriages. It's more important

than the institution of government. Our government's

falling apart because families were falling apart across America. We don't have enough

money to take care of the problems that broken families are causing. It's more important

than finance. It's more important than anything else.

And so this is the institution that God set apart for himself.

Listen to me just a minute.

So you say, well, marriage is first of all for God, absolutely.

It is set apart for God, number one.

The number one reason that Karen and I are married

is for God.

The number one reason that Karen and I are married

is not for our own pleasure.

It's not to get our needs met.

It's not about us.

The number one reason that we are married and we stay married is because we want our marriage

to glorify Jesus Christ. That's the reason that

we're married. But listen, when it's no longer about God, you can justify anything.

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