Biblical Insights for Navigating Romantic Relationships
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"Paul is coming at this with saying we got to address this because the Corinthian believers who are trying to follow Jesus were sitting here going, all right, well, we know that what happens in our city is not good. Sexual immorality is not good. So we've just resolved we're just gonna cut it out, you know, we're just, we're not gonna have it. And Paul's going, it's a good idea but like no, let me explain." [00:04:31]
"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife and likewise the wife to herself her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer." [00:07:11]
"When you are together that way it's basically like two souls uniting and fusing together. It's not just it's a huge important thing and the reason he's making such a strong stance about the importance of is because he knows that if you subdue it's going to come through in unhealthy ways." [00:16:10]
"Submission does not mean domination. Ephesians chapter 5, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Out of reverence for Christ. Submission here literally means like a military rank. Like a general is above a private. So the private does whatever the general says in spite of what he says, in spite of what he thinks." [00:16:44]
"Paul here uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit differently. When he talks about doing it out of reverence for Christ, he's not saying there's no leader. He's not saying there's no direction. What he's saying is that when you submit to one another, you are surrendering your entitlement to individuality." [00:17:26]
"How did Christ love his church? How did he lead his church? Matthew chapter 20. Jesus called them together and said, you know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over the them. Their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant." [00:19:17]
"Service is like this is, I'm going to do this for you because this is what you desire. I'm going to, do this because it's important. Your wife might be called to submit to your authority, but husbands, you are far from off the hook. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." [00:20:34]
"No relationship is perfect. No relationship is perfect. And no amount of situations, no amount of circumstances will ever make it so. We do this all of the time. If I just had this, if my spouse would just do this, then we would be fine. If they could just get over this and do this, if we could just do this, we'd be fine." [00:24:48]
"When you accept that every other relationship is broken just like ours are you will naturally have a remedy to unrealistic expectation. I'm going to say it again acceptance of universal brokenness we are all broken every relationship has its faults every relationship has its beef every single one has it when you accept that there will naturally be a remedy to your own unrealistic expectations." [00:27:24]
"Things will never change if we never change if we're not willing to grow if we're not willing to learn willing to do something differently, you're right. Your relationship will never change. But if you choose to change, if you choose to honor God in whatever season you're in, and you choose to seek him and do what he's calling you to do, you're going to change." [00:32:38]
"Choose to grow because it's what God's called you to do. Choose to grow because that's what you're called up to. When you choose to grow for yourself, your relationship, your person will naturally grow with you. Those that are in a relationship that is fractured or kind of broken or right now, you don't know. I don't know how to explain it, but you know." [00:34:12]
"Relationships are never meant to be a substitute for God. They're meant to be a vehicle to get closer to him. You can't have a relationship where you're not supposed to be a substitute for God. You can't have one without the other. The more I interact with my wife, the more I interact with my kids, the more I learn about his heart, and the more I interact with him." [00:36:59]
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"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife and likewise the wife to herself her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer." [00:07:11]
"When you are together that way it's basically like two souls uniting and fusing together. It's not just it's a huge important thing and the reason he's making such a strong stance about the importance of is because he knows that if you subdue it's going to come through in unhealthy ways." [00:16:10]
"Submission does not mean domination. Ephesians chapter 5, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Out of reverence for Christ. Submission here literally means like a military rank. Like a general is above a private. So the private does whatever the general says in spite of what he says, in spite of what he thinks." [00:16:44]
"Paul here uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit different. He uses a little bit differently. When he talks about doing it out of reverence for Christ, he's not saying there's no leader. He's not saying there's no direction. What he's saying is that when you submit to one another, you are surrendering your entitlement to individuality." [00:17:26]
"How did Christ love his church? How did he lead his church? Matthew chapter 20. Jesus called them together and said, you know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over the them. Their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant." [00:19:17]
"Service is like this is, I'm going to do this for you because this is what you desire. I'm going to, do this because it's important. Your wife might be called to submit to your authority, but husbands, you are far from off the hook. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." [00:20:34]
"No relationship is perfect. No relationship is perfect. And no amount of situations, no amount of circumstances will ever make it so. We do this all of the time. If I just had this, if my spouse would just do this, then we would be fine. If they could just get over this and do this, if we could just do this, we'd be fine." [00:24:48]
"When you accept that every other relationship is broken just like ours are you will naturally have a remedy to unrealistic expectation. I'm going to say it again acceptance of universal brokenness we are all broken every relationship has its faults every relationship has its beef every single one has it when you accept that there will naturally be a remedy to your own unrealistic expectations." [00:27:24]
"Things will never change if we never change if we're not willing to grow if we're not willing to learn willing to do something differently, you're right. Your relationship will never change. But if you choose to change, if you choose to honor God in whatever season you're in, and you choose to seek him and do what he's calling you to do, you're going to change." [00:32:38]
"Choose to grow because it's what God's called you to do. Choose to grow because that's what you're called up to. When you choose to grow for yourself, your relationship, your person will naturally grow with you. Those that are in a relationship that is fractured or kind of broken or right now, you don't know. I don't know how to explain it, but you know." [00:34:12]
"Relationships are never meant to be a substitute for God. They're meant to be a vehicle to get closer to him. You can't have a relationship where you're not supposed to be a substitute for God. You can't have one without the other. The more I interact with my wife, the more I interact with my kids, the more I learn about his heart, and the more I interact with him." [00:36:59]
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