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Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make (Paul David Tripp)
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Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a fallen world. Yet, in pastor Paul Tripp’s professional experience, the majority of couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations, leaving them unprepared for the day-to-day realities of married life.
This unique book introduces a biblical and practical approach to those realities that is rooted in God’s faithfulness and Scripture’s teaching on sin and grace. “Spouses need to be reconciled to each other and to God on a daily basis,” Tripp declares. “Since we’re always sinners married to sinners, reconciliation isn’t just the right response in moments of failure. It must be the lifestyle of any healthy marriage.”
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Marriage
6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make
Updated with Discussion Questions and Two Bonus Chapters
When you say “I do,” you begin the journey of a lifetime— and you have dreams of that journey being perfect. But it won’t take long for expectations of the perfect marriage to fade away in the struggles of everyday life. A long-term, vibrant marriage needs to be grounded in something sturdier than romance—it needs the life-changing power of the gospel.
In this rebranded edition of What Did You Expect?, popular author and pastor Paul David Tripp encourages couples to make six biblical commitments to the Lord and to one another. These commitments, which include a lifestyle of confession and forgiveness, building trust, and appreciating differences, will equip couples to cultivate thriving, joy-filled marriages built on Christ.
Noel and I listened to most of this book driving in the car! Wise words. Authentic experience. Provocative application. Turned a long trip into a fruitful two-person marriage seminar.” — John Piper, Founder, Desiring God; Chancellor, Bethlehem College & Seminary
“When Paul Tripp teaches, preaches, or writes he does so through the lens of the gospel. He faithfully and brilliantly lets the gospel bear its weight on the messiness and beauty of marriage. I, personally, found the book to be helpful, and we use it extensively at The Village.” — Matt Chandler, lead pastor, The Village Church, Dallas, Texas; president, Acts 29 Church Planting Network; author, The Mingling of Souls and The Explicit Gospel
Table of Contents
Preface to the 2021 Edition
Chapter 1: What Did You Expect?
Chapter 2: Reason to Continue
Chapter 3: Whose Kingdom?
Chapter 4: Day by Day
Commitment 1: We will give ourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness.
Chapter 5: Coming Clean: Confession
Chapter 6: Canceling Debts
Commitment 2: We will make growth and change our daily agenda.
Chapter 7: Pulling Weeds
Chapter 8: Planting Seeds
Commitment 3: We will work together to build a sturdy bond of trust.
Chapter 9: Sticking Out Your Neck
Chapter 10: Someone to Be Trusted
Commitment 4: We will commit to building a relationship of love.
Chapter 11: All You Need Is Love
Chapter 12: Ready, Willing, and Waiting
Commitment 5: We will deal with our differences with appreciation and grace.
Chapter 13: Amazing Grace
Chapter 14: Before Dark
Commitment 6: We will work to protect our marriage.
Chapter 15: Eyes Wide Open
Chapter 16: On Your Knees
Chapter 17:Worship, Work, and Grace
Special to the 2021 Edition
Chapter 18: The Gospel, Your Marriage, and Sex (Bonus Chapter)
Chapter 19: Ask Paul Tripp about Your Marriage (Bonus Chapter)
Study Guide
Paul David Tripp (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a pastor, an award-winning author, and an international conference speaker. He has written numerous books, including Lead; Parenting; and the bestselling devotional New Morning Mercies. His not-for-profit ministry exists to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Tripp lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Luella, and they have four grown children.
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