Marriage On The Rock: God's Design For Your Dream Marriage [Paperback]

Jimmy Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1996

This book clearly details God's principles that will turn disillusioned, divorce-bound marriages into satisfying dream relationships.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Majestic Media (April 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964743507
• ISBN-13: 978-0964743502
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Opened our eyes!, December 1, 1999

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K. Slape "hulabird61" (Hammond, in United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marriage On The Rock: God's Design For Your Dream Marriage (Paperback)

This is a great book for anyone having marital problems or wanting to rekindle their marriage or even those that just want to take their marriage vows seriously and commit to their spouse 100% and live together as God intended us to from the beginning. I loved the fact that this book wasn't something you read and then wonder how to make it apply to you. It used biblical scripture and when you read it, it all becomes so crystal clear. Marriages can survive, marriages can be wonderful everlasting partnerships, if we take the vows seriously and we do what God expects, and the amazing thing is, it's really not a hard thing to do. The book is a pleasure to read and really makes you look at your life, not only from a marriage perspective, but on a personal, spiritual level. I highly recommend this book, and i have read many, none of them compare.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must read for those preparing for or are Married, August 28, 2003

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[e-mail] (Stigler, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marriage On The Rock: God's Design For Your Dream Marriage (Paperback)

This book is an excellent guidence manual for those who are preparing to be married and for married couples who want to have a terrific God Filled marriage.

Jimmy Evan's explains God's expectations of the husband to lead the family in a Christian filled union. This book is not a hell bent instruction manual for wive's to be submissive to a husband. Instead explains God's requirements of a couple together in a Christian marriage.

The laws of Priority, Pusuit, Possession and Purity are straight forward and biblically based. Definately will offer a couple points to discuss together.

I also found the sections on How to understand and meet your Wife's needs and How to understand and meet your husband's needs quite interesting. At 40 something I thought I understood men, boy was I wrong!

The section on Skills for sexual pleasure explains God's desire for you to have a healthy Christian based sexual relationship. (Yes, God thinks sex in a marriage is a good thing!) This book explains what the bible teaches is right and wrong in regards to sexual pleasures and practices.

There also offers biblical instruction on Communication, Finances, Parenting and relationships with your in-laws.

Jimmy Evans also discusses how you can build a Christian marriage on your own if you do not have a spouse activily participating in the study with you.

This book is definately an instruction manual on how to have and maintain a Christian marriage. I will share this book with all my friends who are married or preparing to be married and maintain a copy in our family library for future reference.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best & Most Balanced Books on Marriage, March 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Marriage On The Rock: God's Design For Your Dream Marriage (Paperback)

This is one of the best and most balanced Christian books I have ever read on marriage. So many books on Christian marriage are trite - Christian claptrap - with silly, insipid advice. This book actually includes practical suggestions for dealing with the real problems of marriage. Even more refreshing is the author's frankness about the terrible effects on our society of fatherless families and the need for fathers to pay attention to their wives and children without dominating the family. Wow, finally someone willing to speak the truth.

Also, few Christian books address single parenting or marriages in which one person is doing all the work - this one does AND offers practical advice on how to deal with these very common situations. It addresses what happens when a husband puts his job first, cheats, or simply won't work on the marriage. It also addresses what happens when a woman is demanding, cold or critical. The discussion on sex is better than most Christian books if a litle bit dated (definitely written from the older male's perspective).

My one critique: this book, while better than most Christian books when it comes to explaining the Christian wife, does not address the prevalance of working wives and the effects on the family when MOM cheats, is working too much, or no longer wants to work on the marriage. It's time for contemporary Christians to wake up and realize that it's no longer just Dad who's not keeping the home fires burning. Few Christian books seem to want to deal with this particular issue even though it is increasingly prevalent.

Even with this minor critique, though, I HIGHLY recommend this book. It is much better than "The Power of a Praying Wife" or similar nonsense books that give endless examples from the author's own (relatively easy) marriage and very little solid advice. "Marriage on the Rock" includes behavioral solutions that address serious marital problems, while of course incorporating prayer. Plus, Dr. Evans clearly has done enough counseling that he knows a lot about what he writes and can provide real-world examples. His presentation is not sugary or pie-in-the-sky and he doesn't pretend that all marriages will work...but his advice on making them better is excellent.