The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide To Building a Great Marriage [Mass Market Paperback]

R. C. Sproul (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 1986

A commonsense guide to the skills of marriage that will lead the reader past potential problems and into joyous communion with his or her partner.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Living Books (July 27, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842316108
• ISBN-13: 978-0842316101
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,098,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. R.C. Sproul is the founder, chairman and president of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian education ministry located near Orlando, Florida. His teaching can be heard on the program Renewing Your Mind, which is broadcast on hundreds of radio outlets in the United States and in 40 countries worldwide. He is the executive editor of Tabletalk magazine and general editor of The Reformation Study Bible, and the author of more than seventy books and scores of articles for national evangelical publications. Dr. Sproul also serves as president of Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies and Reformation Bible College. He currently serves as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's in Sanford, FL.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Read!, June 18, 2000

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Jeffrey L. Stark Jr. "jeffstarkjr" (Tyrone, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide To Building a Great Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)

If I had to pick the best book I'd read on the subject of Christian marriage, this would be it. The chapters contain great wisdom, and the questions at the end of each chapter initiated great, in-depth conversations. This is an essential read for engaged couples and newlyweds!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The problem with the 1 star reviews..., June 4, 2009

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A. Longacre "Matthew 7 Crew" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide to Building a Great Marriage (R. C. Sproul Library) (Hardcover)

What most people want in a Christian marriage book is a check list. They want to know the minimum it takes or the exact steps to take in order to get what they want from marriage. That may sound brutal but its the truth. Dr. Sproul sets out an attitude for marriage based on scripture and the work of Jay Adams who is also scriptually minded. Marriage isn't about check-lists and how-to's. In fact, if thats the solution you are looking for you will most likely fail. If you treat you spouse like a list of needs to be met, they will likely feel unloved and unapprechiated. The list becomes the object no the spouse. Srpouls work here, like most of his work, is a good and practical outline to an attitude which will result in the correct thoughts/actions need in a marriage.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A poorly written book..., January 17, 2009

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Andrew D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Intimate Marriage: A Practical Guide to Building a Great Marriage (R. C. Sproul Library) (Hardcover)

I agree with the previous reviewer, this book is not worth your time. Sproul covers a lot of surface symptoms without addressing the heart of the issue. He frequently discusses the problems that many married couples experience, but fails to address the methods that a couple can use to overcome these challenges. Sproul also makes a lot of unsupported empirical statements about the problems you *will* have in your marriage. Additionally, he uses weird and hard-to-follow examples and analogizes.

I would recommending spending your money on a different book.