Five Points Blog
Dr. Jim Grier: Thoughts on a God Centered view of Marriage & Family
- Joe Slezak
- Jun 30, 2011
How grateful we are for the fellowship we at Five Points share with Dr. Jim Grier and his wife, Shirley. If you have not visited his web page, you can do so by clicking here. There are many helpful resources - sermons, conference messages, lectures, and articles.
While listening to one of Dr. Grier's messages, I came upon a few gems with respect a God centered view of marriage and family.
To young people contemplating marriage:
Young people, when you come to make the decision about marriage - it's not: "You make me happy. I love you. I want you." If that's the base, I'll tell you where your marriage is going very, very quickly. It is: "I know you. There's nothing about you that needs to change for me to desire to share my entire life with you - and to enter into the intimacy that's possible to image our God in this world and to bear a progeny who will image Him as well and serve His kingdom."
To married couples with children:
Blessed are the children who are raised in a home where the center of the home is Christ and the second center of the home is husband and wife, not children. Cause when children are made the center of the home and the whole home gravitates around the children, they are ill prepared to leave in order to marry and to raise a family.