TylerDurdenn Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 Stopped watching after 'Desire God', sorry.
ThomasD Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Love does exist This is very inspiring, but it's also one of those warm-fuzzy stories that makes you wonder how real it is and how accurately it's reported. There is more about this couple at " The Story of Ian and Larissa " http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-story-of-ian-larissa The quote read at the beginning of the video is: " Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his church. " - John Piper http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-trouble-with-focusing-on-your-marriage (It looks like you can download the whole book as a PDF file at http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/books/this-momentary-marriage ) Are there Christian people who truly believe the main purpose of marriage is to symbolically display this theological concept? Or is this symbolism one way their Christian beliefs show through their lifestyles, but not the main purpose of marriage? Or do you think Piper is overly spiritualizing the concept of Christian marriage, and the symbolism is rather weak at best? How about people in other faiths or philosophies - to what extent is marriage a spiritual concept? (I'd especially like to hear from anybody who is a strong adherent and practices one of the more mystical Eastern religions.)
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