On the difference between Christian marriage and modern marriage
2007 December 26
“The great difference between modern marriage and Christian marriage, and therefore the insistence on ‘rights’ rather than on duties, is that Christian marriage is based on love ’till death us do part,’ and modern marriage is a legal contract of temporary convenience. If there is love, it is not Christian love, and therefore this secular marriage can survive neither the occasional severe strains of life nor even boredom and a roving eye.
“Paul teaches that the husband must love his wife as Christ loved the church. The church has not always been very lovable. But Christ gave his life for it.”
(Gordon Clark: Ephesians, 5:25)
Seems todays marriages are doomed. Christian marriages aren’t doing so well either, unfortunately. No one wants to die to self.
Yes, and Dr. Clark is ready for us in the same commentary, Ephesians at 6:15. He says:
“I must insist and repeat for the nth irritating time that most evangelistic endeavor in these days is scarcely Christian at all, for it has substituted emotion for objective righteousness and unchangeable truth.”