Marriage (Repackage): 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make
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- Author：Paul David Tripp
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Mary
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I'm no marriage expert as my own marriage is only a few years old， but I've come to learn that getting married is the easy part--building a strong， healthy marriage is much harder。 In this book， Tripp refers back to six core commitments as he builds a vision for a healthy， gospel-based framework for marriage。 Each of the commitments build on and intertwine with the others as the book progresses， One thing I enjoy about Tripp's books is that even though they are full of advice and wisdom， they do I'm no marriage expert as my own marriage is only a few years old， but I've come to learn that getting married is the easy part--building a strong， healthy marriage is much harder。 In this book， Tripp refers back to six core commitments as he builds a vision for a healthy， gospel-based framework for marriage。 Each of the commitments build on and intertwine with the others as the book progresses， One thing I enjoy about Tripp's books is that even though they are full of advice and wisdom， they don't revolve around a list of rules or things that you absolutely must do if you want to change an aspect of your life。 He always goes back to the gospel and reminds me that I am incapable of changing my marriage on my own， that it's only through God's work in both my life and my husband's life that our marriage will grow stronger which is a freeing way to look at things。 Tripp is also a good storyteller。 I particularly appreciated a lot of the stories that he shared and could empathize with some of the different struggles the couples went through。 If I had any criticism， it would be that I didn't find a lot of value in the bonus chapters included in this revised edition， but with how rich the rest of the book is， I didn't feel like anything was missing and I'm sure that the bonus chapters will be timely and helpful for many other people who read this book。 Overall， this is a really good book on marriage。 I loved it enough that I have already bought a physical copy of this book so that my husband and I can read it together， and I will certainly be recommending this book to others。 Thank you to Paul David Tripp， Crossway， and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this book！ 。。。more
Christie Lacy
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Whether preparing for marriage or in your first or fifteenth year of it， Paul Tripp's Marriage is one of the most helpful books that address the relationship of marriage。 Paul explains how Scripture provides an instrumental framework for how we can grow in this relationship by laying out specific facts。 Our marriages are lived out in a broken world。 We are all sinners。 We have a faithful and all-powerful God。Beginning here， Paul then shares how six commitments are necessary and helpful and begin Whether preparing for marriage or in your first or fifteenth year of it， Paul Tripp's Marriage is one of the most helpful books that address the relationship of marriage。 Paul explains how Scripture provides an instrumental framework for how we can grow in this relationship by laying out specific facts。 Our marriages are lived out in a broken world。 We are all sinners。 We have a faithful and all-powerful God。Beginning here， Paul then shares how six commitments are necessary and helpful and begins to unpack them throughout the book。 He does so by sharing Scriptural truth that addresses how we — broken people — show up with one another and then points to the better way that God reveals in the word。Previously marketed under the title "What Did You Expect？"， Marriage includes an extremely helpful study guide that will help the reader process and comprehend。 Many people enter into marriage without understanding what this relationship requires。 So often， we make assumptions about marriage based on the marriages we’ve seen or experienced。 This book helps us see a more biblical — thus， truthful — perspective on marriage and how we can grow in ours。 I would recommend this book to anyone who desires to know how they can grow in their understanding and experience of marriage。I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Stefanie Sugia
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"It happens to everyone。 It is the unavoidable reality of marriage。 Somehow， someway， every marriage becomes a struggle。 Life after the honeymoon is radically different from the honeymoon that preceded it。"I've enjoyed reading several books written by Paul David Tripp in the past and these books have helped me gain new perspectives about life and God。 I decided to read this book because I got married about 6 months ago and really want to learn about building a healthy， God-centered marriage。 Thi "It happens to everyone。 It is the unavoidable reality of marriage。 Somehow， someway， every marriage becomes a struggle。 Life after the honeymoon is radically different from the honeymoon that preceded it。"I've enjoyed reading several books written by Paul David Tripp in the past and these books have helped me gain new perspectives about life and God。 I decided to read this book because I got married about 6 months ago and really want to learn about building a healthy， God-centered marriage。 This book is a repackaged edition of his book titled 'What Did You Expect？'， which was released back in 2010。 The repackaged edition includes 2 additional chapters and updated with discussion questions at the end。 After I finished reading this book， I used the discussion questions to reflect and ponder about my marriage—which really helps me realize some of the problems that I wasn't aware of before。Just like the subtitle of this book， Paul David Tripp encourage readers to make 6 gospel commitments to help build a thriving marriage。 The first one is giving ourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness， making growth and change our daily agenda， working together to build a sturdy bond of trust， commit to building a relationship of love， dealing with differences with appreciation and grace， and lastly working to protect our marriage。 All of these commitments sounds quite challenging to do in our day to day lives， and so the writer walks us through each one and explains why these commitments are important。 In this review， I will be sharing some of the things that I learned through this book。 "The reconciliation of a marriage must be a lifestyle， not just the response you have when things go bad。" "Every marriage requires divine intervention。 Every marriage needs divine wisdom。 Every couple will be pushed beyond the limits of their character。 Every couple will need strength beyond what they have。 No husband and wife can do what they were designed to do in marriage without assistance。 One of the beautiful things that marriage is meant to do is drive each of us away from habits of self-reliance into patterns of dependency on God。" One of the things that Paul David Tripp emphasized in this book is that things don't go bad in a marriage in an instant。 The character of a marriage is not formed in one grand moment， but instead it all happened progressively。 That's why it's important to pay attention to little moments that happen in our day-to-day lives。 When we pay attention to what we think， desire， say， and do daily， we are laying down little bricks on the foundation of what our lives will be。 I think that's one of the main causes of marital problems that I never thought about before。 We usually realize a problem when it has exploded into a big fight， but it's actually the fruit of the small seeds that we might have planted in the past。 When we consider that fact， we will try to be more careful with our actions and words， choosing them wisely。Another part of this book that felt like a slap in my face is when the writer states that whenever we are hurt or our spouse did something wrong， we forget that our husband / wife is not the only sinner in the room。 When we got into an argument with our spouse， the inner lawyer inside of us will quickly rises to our defense。 And Paul David Tripp states that all of us have a problem with self-righteousness because it is hard to see ourselves with clarity and accept the fact that we also sin。 It reminds us of our daily need for grace。 When we grasp that fact， we will be able to respond to our spouse with the same grace that we receive from God and we will be willing to listen to rebuke。 This was a hard pill to swallow for me personally， but it is necessary to recognize this truth。"Serving our spouses in love also means being committed to responding to them in ways that are kind and to do to them only what is good。" "Unity is not the result of sameness。 Rather， unity results when love intersects with difference。" The last one that I will be sharing in this review comes from fourth commitment， which is commit to building a relationship of love。 A lot of people have romanticized the idea of love， but this book gives a new definition of love that I will always remember: "Love is willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving。"。 For us believers， Jesus Christ has proved that love for us on the cross。 However， the way we treat our spouse sometimes doesn't demonstrate that kind of love。 A lot of things can be the cause of lack of love， such as: disunity， misunderstanding， separation， physical dysfunction， or conflict。 Paul David Tripp each one and how to tackle them through a series of examples。 Practicing this kind of love is not easy， that's why we need God's help and grace daily to help us cultivate true love in our marriage。Whether still single， preparing for marriage， a newlywed， or have been married for a long time， I personally think that everyone can learn something from this book。 The writer uses a lot of practical examples and shared some of his personal experiences which makes it easier to understand the point that he's trying to get across。 I haven't read a lot of books on marriage， but I think this book will surely be one of my all-time favorites。 It opened my eyes to the hard truth about relationship in marriage and reminded me that it requires hard work from both husband and wife to create a fulfilling marriage。 Most importantly， we can never achieve it on our own because we will always need help from God as the third person who continue to give us hope。 I think this is a book that's worth re-reading in the future just in case I need to be reminded again of what I've learned through it。 Will definitely look forward to more books written by Paul David Tripp :）"。。。if you want to know the true character and quality of your love for God， examine the quality of your relationship with the person near to you。 Your love for your husband or wife is a very accurate barometer of your true love for God。" Read my full review here:http://www。thebookielooker。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more
Ali Chatham
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Marriage by Paul Tripp is a revamped and revised copy of some of his previous writings on marriage。 Throughout the book， Tripp focuses on 6 commitments that are essential within a healthy marriage relationship， and unpacks each one。 He uses personal examples from his own marriage， as well as examples from his many years of experience as a marriage counselor。 I found the book to be insightful and honest。 Tripp and his wife have been married for nearly 50 years， so he offers a unique perspective t Marriage by Paul Tripp is a revamped and revised copy of some of his previous writings on marriage。 Throughout the book， Tripp focuses on 6 commitments that are essential within a healthy marriage relationship， and unpacks each one。 He uses personal examples from his own marriage， as well as examples from his many years of experience as a marriage counselor。 I found the book to be insightful and honest。 Tripp and his wife have been married for nearly 50 years， so he offers a unique perspective that you simply can't find from younger authors on the same topic。 The book is absolutely full of references to the gospel and practical tips for living in light of it。 I highly recommend this book。 *I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Mariale & Pieter Dros
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I really like Paul Tripp style ， not just as a writer but also as a preacher。 He presents very deep Biblical truth in a way thats easy to grasp。 In the Marriage book he offers 6 gospel commitments that in a Christian marriage we should make every day。 This will help you to cultivate thriving， joy filled marriages base on Christ。 I like Paul Tripp's transparency about his own journey of becoming a christ-reflecting marriage。 Through the pages of this book you will find not just the theoretical fo I really like Paul Tripp style ， not just as a writer but also as a preacher。 He presents very deep Biblical truth in a way thats easy to grasp。 In the Marriage book he offers 6 gospel commitments that in a Christian marriage we should make every day。 This will help you to cultivate thriving， joy filled marriages base on Christ。 I like Paul Tripp's transparency about his own journey of becoming a christ-reflecting marriage。 Through the pages of this book you will find not just the theoretical foundation of the 6 commintments but also very practical advices how to apply it to your own life。 This book is great for newlywed couples but also i will recommind it for couples who have been married for a while too。 I think it will refresh their view and encourage deep conversation。 Currently as a church we are organizing to stream Paul Tripp confereces about Marriage and this is an excelent companion for it。 。。。more
Becca
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In his typical， gospel-centered style， Paul David Tripp shines a light on basic truths and applies the gospel to bring new life to them。 In this book， which is a re-release of what was previously titled “What Did You Expect？，” he walks the reader through six Gospel Commitments that should characterize every Christian marriage: Commitment 1: We will give ourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness。 Commitment 2: We will make growth and change our daily agenda。 Commitment 3: We In his typical， gospel-centered style， Paul David Tripp shines a light on basic truths and applies the gospel to bring new life to them。 In this book， which is a re-release of what was previously titled “What Did You Expect？，” he walks the reader through six Gospel Commitments that should characterize every Christian marriage: Commitment 1: We will give ourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness。 Commitment 2: We will make growth and change our daily agenda。 Commitment 3: We will work together to build a sturdy bond of trust。 Commitment 4: We will commit to building a relationship of love。 Commitment 5: We will deal with our differences with appreciation and grace。 Commitment 6: We will work to protect our marriage。Within the discussion about each commitment， there are nuances to be fleshed out， self-reflection to be done， and encouragement to be received。 There is SO much good truth in this book that it is hard to imagine anyone reading it and not finding some encouragement and help for their marriage。 I am only giving four stars because after a while the book felt really repetitive to me。 I think it could have been shorter or perhaps done in a devotional format so that reading didn’t feel so tedious。 If you’re willing to stick to it and read a bit at a time， I think this is a great resource for your marriage， but also for growing in Christ-likeness in general。Thank you to Netgalley and Crossway for the advanced review copy。 。。。more
Mhughessc
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