Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society the way a child catches measles.
Francis SchaefferRead
Sometimes the greatest deterrent to a great marriage is believing you have a perfect marriage.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Believing your marriage is perfect can prevent growth and improvement.
This quote suggests that the illusion of a perfect marriage can hinder the couple's ability to address issues and evolve together. When partners believe they have no room for improvement, they may ignore critical aspects of their relationship that require attention, ultimately leading to dissatisfaction and a lack of connection over time.
Themes
MarriageRelationshipsImperfectionGrowthCommunication
In practice
Example use cases
In a marriage counseling session, this quote could serve to illustrate the importance of openness.
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Christian art is the expression of the whole life of the whole person as a Christian. What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life. Art is not to be solely a vehicle for some sort of self-conscious evangelism.
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There are two main reasons why we may not be bringing forth the fruit we should. It may be because of ignorance, because we may never have been taught the meaning of the work of Christ for our present lives.
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We should not view men with a cynical eye, seeing them only as meaningless products of chance, but, on the other hand, we should not go to the opposite extreme of seeing them romantically. To do either is to fail to understand who men really are--creatures made in the image of God but fallen.
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You must not lose confidence in God because you lost confidence in your pastor. If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, we would be on shifting sand.
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