{"id":80950,"date":"2024-08-05T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=80950"},"modified":"2024-08-05T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:40:01","slug":"3-purposes-that-can-change-your-marriage-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=80950","title":{"rendered":"3 Purposes That Can Change Your Marriage Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Marriage Mini-Series<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re reading Part 2 in a several-part blog mini-series on marriage. I\u2019m developing these posts from my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/bookstore\/gospel-centered-marriage-counseling-an-equipping-guide-for-pastors-and-counselors\/\"><em>Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors<\/em><\/a>. You can read Part 1 here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/2024\/07\/4-foundations-of-marriage-and-marriage-counseling\/\">4 Foundations of Marriage and Marriage Counseling<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>The Ultimate Purpose of Our Marriage: Glorifying God<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>In Ephesians, Paul casts a biblical vision for marriage: <em>the grand purpose of every marriage is to glorify God<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Messed up, messy marriages have a great opportunity to bring God glory. When change occurs, couples can become a praise testimony to the glory of God\u2019s grace at work in their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible reveals at least three ways that marriages glorify God.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Marital Purpose #1: Every Marriage Is Meant to Represent the Trinity<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>In the beginning, God created us in his image. Male and female God created us. He blessed male and female, husband and wife, and commanded them to be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth, subdue it, and rule over it (Gen. 1:26-28).<\/p>\n<p>Adam and Eve, male and female, husband and wife, were created to reflect God. Within the Trinity there is unity, diversity, and equality. 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