This article is a summary of Gilson Santos‘ lecture at the Interactive Faithful Youth Conference 2020. Do we live in a society in crisis: crimes, hatreds, wars, addictions, drug addiction?Some of its main causes are: the family crisis, the estating between parents and children, the crisis of authority at home, tense relationships, the loneliness of […]
One of the areas where God’s people most ignore biblical teaching is marriage, and this takes many forms. Any experienced pastor can tell you that many of the counsels you should give are related to the problems of marriage: infidelity, insubordination, lack of forgiveness of spouses, children and choices, husbands who do not run their
If the marital relationship has not been captured by romantic ideals, divorce romance is now fashionable!”It was nothing big, we’re just getting divorced, love and friendship go on, only marriage is over,” some say. The important thing is that you feel good and happy,” the others say. Not that I argue that divorcees should hate
Eighteen years have passed since the day of yes that my husband and I, anyway, had come the big day!Ufa! How much preparation, it took 8 months between engagement and wedding. We literally put our hands on the dough because my mother-in-law was making wonderful sandwiches and we went to help her shape the coxinha,
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“These [marrying] people,” he said, “will they suffer anguish in the flesh, and I would have wanted to forgive you?(1 Corinthians 7:28). In fact, use the same expression for “Anguish in the Flesh. “in other passages to describe poverty (2 Corinthians 8:2), tribulation (1 Thessalonians 1:6) and even the cross (Colossians 1:24). This does not
What sustains the bond of marriage and affection after a long road? Three men, who have been married for 116 years together, reflect on what they have learned from God’s Word, from each other, and from their own experience. Don Carson, Tim Keller and John Piper offer a glimpse of constant infatuation based on the
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God’s grace is patient and acts instantly and over time. One mistake we sometimes make is to idealize too much, as if we can’t be forgiven more than once when we make mistakes. How to view these steps to biblically save your marriage is as a way to implement Colosss us 3:13:?Support yourselves and forgive
One of today’s big themes is gay marriage (or civil union). Many defend same-sex marriage by saying that it is everyone’s right, without discrimination, and that Christians should not do so in society. What many don’t realize, however, is that the real problem when it comes to same-sex marriage is the change in the definition
When we talk about pre-sex, caressing, masturbation and pornography, the main question many ask themselves is: “Is it a sin?”I think this questioning is quite common, even if a convincing response is overlooked generation after generation. humbly, I want to deal with this in an intellectually honest way and get right to the point, without
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