Ephesians 5:21
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.Read the whole chapter →
MARRIAGE
When Your Marriage Is Struggling
Christian marriage calls for truth, costly love, patience, repentance, forgiveness, mutual faithfulness, and safety. Scripture is never a permission slip for abuse or coercion.
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Read the surrounding chapter whenever you can. A verse can be true and still be misused when it is pulled away from the argument, poem, story, or situation it belongs to.
Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Read the whole chapter →
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:Read the whole chapter →
Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.Read the whole chapter →
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
Do one faithful thing today.
Pray first for honesty about your own part, then for wisdom, self-control, tenderness, courage to address what is wrong, and help from trustworthy people where needed.
Then choose one action small enough to do today: make the call, write the apology, ask for help, read the chapter, make the appointment, set the boundary, review the budget, or simply tell one trustworthy person what is actually happening.
GUIDED STUDY
Marriage, Family, Forgiveness, and Faithfulness
Biblical foundations for marriage, communication, conflict, forgiveness, parenting, singleness, boundaries, and faithful family life.
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