"Rev. Raymond J. McMahon serves as pastor at Praise, Power, and Prayer Temple and principal of Praise, Power, and Prayer Christian School in Windsor, Connecticut"--Page 4 of cover

The thesis of this book is that God intends that sexual intercourse should be at least implicitly a renewal of the marriage covenant. From this it follows that the marriage covenant provides the criterion to evaluate the morality of every sexual act. Thus the title, Sex and the Marriage Covenant, is an appropriate description of the bookಙs contents. Marriage comes into being by a couple unreservedly entering God's covenant of marriage; contraceptive intercourse contradicts the very essence of the marriage covenant. From these considerations, Kippley developed the covenant theology of sexuality described in this book.

In the beginning, woman and man were brought together and given the gift of marriage. Humanity lived in harmony as two became one – naked without shame. That was the Paradise of Eden, and it is a gift that remains for us today. We only need to choose it, cherish it, and nurture it. This book outlines the steps you must take to realize the amazing joy of marriage. Inside, you’ll find ten steps that will help you: • gain strength and joy from your unique backgrounds and personalities; • fully enjoy sex as a married couple; • forgive your partner if they make a mistake; • plan to grow old together from the very start; • navigate tough topics, including finances and family planning. The book draws on the experiences of several hundred couples that the author has helped find more joy in marriage – usually in a church setting. Scriptures and insights from religious leaders and marriage experts complement the stories to provide a blueprint to enjoying a lasting union. Whether you’re thinking about getting married, looking to add more joy to your marriage, struggling to make marriage work, or seeking a lasting marriage after divorce, this book will help you make marriage unbreakable.

Regardless how you interpret the statistics, the divorce rate in the United States is staggering. But, what if the government could change this? Would families be better off if new public policies made it more difficult for couples to separate? This book explores a movement that emerged over the past fifteen years, which aims to do just that. Guided by certain politicians and religious leaders who herald marriage as a solution to a range of longstanding social problems, a handful of state governments enacted "covenant marriage" laws, which require couples to choose between a conventional and a covenant marriage. While the familiar type of union requires little effort to enter and can be terminated by either party unilaterally, covenant marriage requires premarital counseling, an agreement bound by fault-based rules or lengthy waiting periods to exit, and a legal stipulation that divorce can be granted only after the couple has received counseling. Drawing on interviews with over 700 couples-half of whom have chosen covenant unions-this book not only evaluates the viability of public policy in the intimate affairs of marriage, it also explores how growing public discourse is causing men and women to rethink the meaning of marriage.

Catholic Marriage: A Pastoral and Liturgical Commentary is a collection of essays by scholars and practitioners on the rites, spirituality, history, theology, and pastoral practice surrounding the Sacrament of Matrimony in the Roman Catholic Church. Those who minister to engaged couples and teach the sacrament will appreciate the accessible approach to the meaning of Christian marriage and how that is and has been expressed in the rites of the Church and cultural customs.

Richard Hays explores the ethical values and dynamics with which Jesus himself lived to show how the New Testament provides challenging moral guidance on some of the most important contemporary ethical issues.

WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK * You have a great marriage and to further enhance it * You want to be better wife or husband * You want to learn more of the secrets of this most intriguing relationship * You have a burden to councel who are going through marital problems * You want to guide singles planning marriage to understand the true purpose of marriage and how to handle conflicts that come their way * To assist parents to deal with their troubled children * To prepare couples for marriages through pre marital counselling * To help troubled marriages in handling conflicts *To teach on Drug Awareness and Prevention * To prepare parents to handle teenaged children *To train those who are interested in marriage counselling and to facilitate marriage seminars *You have a lack of excitement in your marriage *You are not able to communicate well * Both of you heading in different directions * you are contemplating to divorce Endorsed by General Superintendent Assemblies Of God Malaysia Bishop of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia Past President of Tamil Methodist Church of Malaysia

This book takes a global approach to violence between husbands and wives in faith contexts. Focusing primarily on Christians, the book uses anthropological, theological and historical methods, which intersect with, and are challenged by, lay and ordained women and men from sixteen countries. Focusing on marital violence, the book explores ways to understand how various churches, their priests, preachers, theologians and members, approach the topic, interpret the texts, and, with often thoughtless complicity, hide from the sin. Drawing on over a decade researching marital violence in Christian contexts across five continents, Elizabeth Koepping, an anthropologist and priest, presents testimonies from abused women, as well as theological and cultural justifications for spousal abuse employed by perpetrators and bystanders. She argues that if violence against the (female) spouse is understood as proper behaviour by manly men towards unruly wives, Christians may set aside the core text 'Men and women are made in the Image of God', enabling and silently colluding in abuse. The book shows that spousal abuse is an ecumenical phenomenon present all over the inhabited world, and therefore in all Christian churches and indeed other faith traditions.

The Best Marriage Favours Volume 3, is a book that discussed courtship and how to be successful in marriage, the intimate relationship with spouse and application of word of God in marital relationship. It also discussed how love, commitment, loyalty and responsibility should be applied in marriage. It also discussed infertility and pregnancy prevention in marriage. It also discussed how couples can give support to each other in difficult time. It also discussed causes of divorce which can be caused by disloyalty on the part of the husband or wife. If either of them has a lover outside, the other one may ask for divorce, or if the lovers are immature psychologically, emotionally and otherwise. If the husband is unemployed, the woman is barren, or influenced from friends and age groups of the wife or husband. Tolerance is essential in marital relationship, and true love should be displayed for better and for worse. This book also discussed how to avoid divorce and how to be patient in marriage.

Devilution is the interjection of the devil, his philosophies, ideologies, and rebellion into God’s creation, including the affairs of man’s existence throughout history, focusing on the emotional, psychological, and behavioral aspects of man’s relating to God and other human beings. The word devilution will be synonymous with devolution and will serve as a surrogate for this word in many instances, revealing man’s true spiritual state.