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Reforming Marriage: Gospel Living for Couples Paperback – May 10, 2012
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Reforming Marriage does what few books on marriage do today: it provides biblical advice. Whether it has to do with respect and love, confession of sin, sexual fidelity, or even the gnarly issues of divorce and remarriage, Douglas Wilson points to the need for obedient hearts on the part of both husbands and wives.
This book is part of the Canon Press series of books on the family, which has helped many people trying to deal with the on the ground messes that come with sinners living under the same roof. Godly marriages proceed from obedient hearts, and the greatest desire of an obedient heart is the glory of God.
- Print length152 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCanon Press
- Publication dateMay 10, 2012
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101885767455
- ISBN-13978-1885767455
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- Publisher : Canon Press; Revised edition (May 10, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 152 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1885767455
- ISBN-13 : 978-1885767455
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #54,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #246 in Christian Marriage (Books)
- #396 in Marriage
- #779 in Christian Inspirational
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Douglas Wilson is pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and the writer of numerous books, including Same-Sex Mirage: Phantasmagoria at the Altar & Some Biblical Responses.
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More than other marriage books, Wilson's focus is Christ and His Church - the paradigm of which our marriages are but shadows. Thus, this book presupposes a regenerated reader, since all the practical advice in the world is not going to help someone with a heart of stone who does not understand sin, nor God's gracious provision for sin in Christ and the cross.
Buildling from that foundation, Wilson's book does provide much practical counsel, rooted always in God's Word, with disregard for culture or contemporary attitudes. He deals first with a basic theology of marriage, looks at headship modeled after Christ, and then lays out some of the specific duties of husband's and wives. Some of these were no surprise (husbands have to provide for their wives), while others were new to me (husbands must confirm their wives' commitments, cf Numbers 30). Next he discusses sin, and how to deal with it in marriage, always with the cross in mind. Finally, a few chapters are given to sexual relations, children, and divorce.
If you're looking for lots of practical tips and tricks, this probably isn't the book you're looking for. There are others out there, with good theology underpinning them, that are more of that orientation. But if you want a solid consideration of the theology of marriage, its covenantal nature, and how that ought to work itself out in a Christian marriage, I have never read a better one than this.
On a less substantial note, Wilson also writes well, and has quite the imagination for useful metaphors and illustrations. This books is mechanically easy to read and understand.
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Very convicting and encouraging.
Deals mostly about the issues faced & roles played by husband.
Not very detailed but precise.











