This momentary marriage :

Piper, John, 1946-

This momentary marriage : a parable of permanence / John Piper. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, 2009. - 191 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword / by Noël Piper -- Introduction: Marriage and martyrdom -- Staying married is not mainly about staying in love -- Naked and not ashamed -- God's showcase of covenant-keeping grace -- Forgiving and forbearing -- Pursuing conformity to Christ in the covenant -- Lionhearted and lamblike : the Christian husband as head -- Foundations of headship -- Lionhearted and lamblike : the Christian husband as head -- What does it mean to lead? -- The beautiful faith of fearless submission -- Single in Christ : a name better than sons and daughters -- Singleness, marriage, and the Christian virtue of hospitality -- Faith and sex in marriage -- Marriage is meant for making children ... disciples of Jesus -- How absolute is the duty to procreate? -- Marriage is meant for making children ... disciples of Jesus -- The conquest of anger in father and child -- What God has joined together, let not man separate -- The Gospel and the radical new obedience -- What God has joined together, let not man separate -- The Gospel and the divorced.

9781433507120 (hc) 1433507129 (hc)

2009004245


Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BT706 / .P57 2009

248.4