Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning Of Marriage: Facing The Complexities Of Commitment With The Wisdom Of God Quotes

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.

Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you.

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

Our culture says that feelings of love are the basis for actions of love. And of course that can be true. But it is truer to say that actions of love can lead consistently to feelings of love.

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

What keeps the marriage going is your commitment to your spouse's holiness.