{"id":218,"date":"2009-10-27T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T03:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cycwaihola.org.nz\/wordpress\/?p=218"},"modified":"2012-07-17T20:38:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T07:38:12","slug":"this-momentary-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cycwaihola.org.nz\/wordpress\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"This Momentary Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1433507129?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=chryoucamwaii-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1433507129\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220\" title=\"This Momentary Marriage\" src=\"http:\/\/cycwaihola.org.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/momentary-marriage.jpg\" alt=\"This Momentary Marriage\" width=\"105\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Momentary Marriage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>By John Piper; Hardback;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> $40 from CYC Bookroom<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Description <\/strong>( from Amazon.com )<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even in the days when people commonly stayed married &#8220;&#8217;til death do us part,&#8221; there has never been a generation whose view of marriage was high enough, says Pastor John Piper. That is all the more true in our casual times.<\/p>\n<p>Though personal selfishness and cultural bondage obstruct the wonder of God&#8217;s purpose, it is found in God&#8217;s Word, where his design can awaken a glorious vision capable of freeing every person from small, Christ-ignoring, romance-intoxicated views. As Piper explains in reflecting on forty years of matrimony: &#8220;Most foundationally, marriage is the <em>doing<\/em> of God. And  ultimately, marriage is the <em>display<\/em> of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It&#8217;s mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant and putting the glory of Christ&#8217;s covenant-keeping love on display.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This Momentary Marriage<\/em> unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To buy this book:<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Email <a title=\"info@cycwaihola.org.nz\" href=\"mailto:info@cycwaihola.org.nz\">info@cycwaihola.org.nz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Call the office: 03 417 7120<\/li>\n<li>Come and visit the bookroom<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1433507129?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=chryoucamwaii-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1433507129\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219\" title=\"buywithamazon\" src=\"http:\/\/cycwaihola.org.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/buywithamazon.gif\" alt=\"buywithamazon\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Piper; Hardback; Cost: $40 from CYC Bookroom Product Description ( from Amazon.com ) Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant for all the best reasons. 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