What Is Christian Marriage?
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Some people today wonder if marriage is an old-fashioned tradition that should be discarded once and for all. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the origin of marriage to discover God’s purpose for the relationship between husband and wife.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | Marriage is ordained and instituted by God. |
| 0:04.9 | That is to say that marriage is not something that just springs up arbitrarily out of social conventions or human taboos. |
| 0:14.5 | Marriage is not invented by men. |
| 0:17.9 | Marriage is ordained and instituted by God. |
| 0:28.2 | Marriage has been under attack. Some have sought to redefine it, others to discourage it, |
| 0:34.4 | all sinful attempts to attack God's design. Because God has instituted it, |
| 0:40.2 | we mustn't mess with it. This is the Saturday edition of Renewing Your Mind. I'm your host, Nathan |
| 0:46.9 | W. Bingham. Over the coming Saturdays, we'll work through a series from R.C. Sprold |
| 0:52.9 | simply titled The Intimate Marriage. In this six-part series, |
| 0:57.9 | Dr. Sprole affirms the Bible's teaching on marriage and takes a practical, pastoral look at the most |
| 1:04.2 | intimate of human relationships. You can own this series on DVD and have a lifetime digital access |
| 1:10.8 | to the messages and study guide |
| 1:12.8 | when you give a donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org before midnight tonight. |
| 1:19.4 | With so much confusion surrounding the topic of marriage, what exactly is Christian marriage? |
| 1:26.2 | Here's Dr. Sprott. |
| 1:30.0 | Just last week I went to a wedding, and it was one of the most interesting weddings I've ever attended. |
| 1:35.0 | There were over 500 people there. |
| 1:36.7 | The bride was gorgeous. |
| 1:38.5 | But the thing that grabbed my attention at this particular wedding ceremony was the creativity of the wedding ceremony. |
| 1:47.8 | The wedding lasted over an hour, and the bride and the groom had brainstormed together with |
| 1:53.2 | the pastor in order to insert new and different and exciting elements into the wedding service. |
| 2:01.9 | And I enjoyed those. |
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