33 | Valentine's Day Series: What Marriage Was Meant To Be

About this episode

The episode discusses the biblical perspective on marriage, emphasizing its covenant nature and the importance of grace and forgiveness.

In this final episode of our Valentine's Day marriage series, we turn to the Bible and what Scripture says about marriage. We talk about how marriage was God's idea from the beginning, why it's a covenant, not a contract, and how our marriages are meant to reflect Jesus and the Church. We also share the importance of grace and forgiveness, along with a few encouraging words for married couples, parents guiding their children and young adults as they consider dating, marriage, and the example ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric Parks, Lindsay Parks

Topics covered

• marriage
• covenant
• grace
• forgiveness
• dating
• parenting
• Christianity

Keywords

• Valentine's Day
• marriage
• covenant
• grace
• forgiveness
• dating
• Christian values

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bible, Scripture

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