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Why Christian Singles Are Marrying Later

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Christianity, Pastor, John Piper, Theology, Ask, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Desiring God, 163859, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.94.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2015

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Francis Chan gives reasons why he thinks Christians are delaying marriage.

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0:00.0

We're back with Francis Chan, who is kind enough to join us today and tomorrow.

0:09.8

And Francis and his wife, Lisa, are the authors of the new book, you and me forever, marriage

0:14.6

and light of eternity.

0:16.1

And as you know, Francis, men and women are postponing marriage later and later, even

0:20.2

among Christians in the church, this trend is happening among couples with the full intent

0:25.1

of eventually getting married.

0:26.8

So what is this trend doing to the church in?

0:30.0

What is it doing to the institution of Christian marriage?

0:33.8

My, I believe that at least 90% of those who are postponing, postponing, they're already

0:42.2

sleeping together, so they don't see a big need to rush.

0:46.4

There's no sense of why I want to get married, you know, to really consummate this.

0:50.8

I mean, there's so much immorality in the church and it's, it's disgusting.

0:54.8

I mean, people need to know that God hates that.

0:57.7

Don't go fool yourself.

0:59.5

We're going to get married anyway at some point and, and we're, we're in love and this

1:05.4

or that.

1:06.4

It's like, no, you don't understand your, your temple, the Holy Spirit, your a member

1:11.0

of Christ and you're joining yourself basically to a prostitute.

1:14.8

You're, you're entering in a union that God wants nothing to do with.

1:20.1

It's immoral.

1:21.4

And I, I believe there's more and more of that in the church.

1:25.0

It's becoming more and more acceptable and it is still just as heinous in God's eyes as

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