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Lasting Love: How to Avoid Marital Failure

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I looked forward to reading "Lasting Love." I had hoped to find the book to be as good as Alistair Begg's sermons. He comes across wonderfully when speaking, but this book seemed lackluster to me.

Begg tackles the subject of marriage from the Bible, and rightly so, for God designed marriage. I believe he has written about marriage with biblical accuracy. Begg draws his examples from more than 20 years of counseling couples as a pastor. And, he has addressed many of the social issues related to marriage. I especially like the way he deals with the issue of submissive wives - addressing correctly the passage vs. feminist perversions of it.

The flow of the book is straightforward:

The reader gets an introduction to the fact that we have marriage problems that must be addressed. This is followed by a chapter on the prospects of staying single, rather than getting married. I felt this chapter needed more work. Begg does stay biblical, but I felt there is more to what the Bible says about this topic than I got. The third chapter was very good. Begg provides a commentary on the traditional wedding vows. I have never seen this done and I loved it. This is followed by a chapter on the wife's role in the marriage and then one on the man's role in the marriage. The chapter on the man's role is excellent and should be read by every man. Another chapter is on pulling weeds in your marriage and it is insightful. The final chapter is on planting hedges - taking proactive steps to strengthen your marriage.

Overall this book has some great biblical advice for marriage. However, it seemed to be lacking something. This could be due to the fact that Begg began this work as a prolonged "note to self" about keeping his own marriage strong. Perhaps I am accustomed to hearing his Scottish accent and did not get it from the words of his book. Either way, I would still recommend this book to married couples and singles contemplating marriage. I just want to forewarn the reader that it is not the most dynamic book they will read about marriage. The content is pretty solid though.

If you have never heard Alistair Begg preach,...listen to one of his sermons. He is the best preacher on the radio today. You will enjoy his preaching!

Pastor Begg's usage of "easy to understand examples" is great.
This book offers a good foundation to build on based on Scriptures.
The style of writing, while showing great intellect, makes for easy reading.

This is yet another excellent book (word) from an insightful yet highly practical preacher: Alistair Begg.
This ought to be top of any pre-marital reading list. Amazingly, so few who enter this lifelong relationship make any preparations at all. I would encourage those in serious dating, those engaged or currently married to take a good a serious read and find Scripturally-backed practical applications needed to commence and maintain a solid marriage.
There is nothing difficult to read, but it will become apparent that marriages last due to the will and determination of its participants.
Alistair Begg offers truths from Scripture to guide our marriages and help prevent potential pitfalls.
Everybody marrying wishes for a happy marriage, but so few take any time to prepare - this book is a valuable step to setting a strong foundation.

This book, written from a Christian point of view, offers good advice for protecting your marriage from failure. However, the Kindle version contains many quotes that are inserted as graphics, which means you need to scroll back and forth to read each line. This made it very difficult to read the quotes that are included throughout the book.

This book is a must read for all married people or people contemplating getting married. Pastor Begg's scriptural applications are very fitting in today's society of quick marriages and quick divorces. In order to stay together you have to follow God's design for marriage.

Alistair Begg offers wise counsel regarding marriage as God intends it to be. In an easy-to-read style and with interesting examples, this book is a wonderful guide for those preparing to marry or for married couples who are wanting to make their marriages better.

We have hosted marriage preparatory classes and given this book to each couple. Allistair Begg is a warm and engaging pastor and offers sound and realistic advice on marrriage which is better read before marriage than after a marriage becomes troubled.

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If you're serious about avoiding Marital failure, then follow the maker's instruction manual and you cannot fail