Quotes about Love

Christian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial... "Christianity does not therefore depreciate marriage; it sanctifies it."

If we accept that the love of praise is a sin, that the lust to be known and appreciated by others is not just a fool's errand...but perhaps evidence of a heart focused on the wrong things, our marriages will be transformed.

We want to be like Jesus, we need to begin initiating love toward others — starting with our spouses and moving on to friends, family, and coworkers.

People who marry well aren't lucky in love. They're intentional in their path.

Getting married is agreeing to grow together, into each other, to virtually commingle our souls so that we share a unique and rare bond. When we stop doing that, we have committed fraud against our partner; we made a commitment we're not willing to live up to.

I am dedicated to the preservation of my marriage's unity.

Marriage isn't about rights as much as it is about revelation.

A husband who truly loves his wife will want to see her grow in Christlike purity. A wife who truly loves her husband will want to see him grow in godliness. Out of true love, both will put growth in godliness above affluence, public opinion, or personal ease.

We're not called to judge our spouses—ever; we are called to love them. We are not called to recount their failures in a Pharisaic game of "I'm holier than you"; we're called to encourage them. We are not called to build a case against them regarding how far they fall short of the glory of God; we are called to honor and respect them.

That old love was dead. But it represented my commitment before the Lord — the One before whom I said, 'Till death do us part.

2 Thessalonians 3:5: "May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.

It's not enough to survive, a lifelong love is all about thriving in a ministry-minded marriage that impacts others.