Quotes about Marriage
A kingdom marriage is defined as "a covenantal union between a man and a woman who commit themselves to function in unison under divine authority in order to replicate God's image and expand His rule in the world through both their individual and joint callings.
— Tony Evans
Forget about Victoria's Secret. Here's God's secret: The only way to satisfy your wife is by creating spiritual oneness.
— Tony Evans
Each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband
— Tony Evans
Men are often reluctant to give up their wants and their agendas, when necessary, for their wives.
— Tony Evans
God doesn't need you to be your husband's critic, his conscience, or his mother. Neither does he need you to sit down, fold your arms, and say, "Okay, that's it. I'm not going to do what I'm supposed to do until my husband starts doing what he's supposed to do.
— Tony Evans
You may say, "I'd compliment him if he did something right." Well, he did at least one thing right. He married you!
— Tony Evans
A Christian wife who may be looking good on the outside, but who cuts her husband with her words, runs him down to her friends and family, and dishonors him in the children's presence is not beautiful by God's definition.
— Tony Evans
Women who want to please the Lord in their marriages often must ignore the people on the other side of the glass. That's because what God is telling them in His Word may go against what many of their friends are telling them and what the television is telling them. But none of us is here to please the onlookers.
— Tony Evans
what makes a marriage strong is loving with a biblical love grounded in patience, kindness, loyalty, grace, and more, which is in alignment with God's covenantal purpose for marriage.
— Tony Evans
This is why Satan loves to see divorce among Christian couples. If he can get husbands and wives fighting each other over their disagreements and personality conflicts and preferences, then they will miss the bigger battle altogether.
— Tony Evans
Of all of the places on the planet, your marriage should be that one place where you are encouraged, reminded of your strengths, and given the motivation you need to live out those strengths well.
— Tony Evans
Thus marriage, like the Trinity, is a hierarchical partnership. While all parties are equal in value, essence, and significance, there is a distinction in function (hierarchy) in order to fulfill God's kingdom agenda in history.
— Tony Evans