4 Mat Book Review Worthington
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
4-MAT BOOK REVIEW
STRENGTHENING MARITAL INTIMACY
BY RONALD E. HAWKINS
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JOESPH M. WOLSTENCROFT
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE COURSE PACO 603
PREMARITAL AND MARITAL COUNSELING
BY
DAVID M LOWE
30 JANUARY 2013
TABLES OF CONTENT
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3
Summary……………………………………………………………………………..3
Concrete Response…………………………………………………………………5
Reflections…………………………………………………………………………...5
Application…………………………………………………………………………...6
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………6
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….7
Introduction
Most couples get married with the idea that they will somehow live a blissful happy ever after life. Most never realize that the wedding is only a ceremony, a snapshot in time of overwhelming joy and exhilaration soon to lose its luster to the dross of selfishness and many other relationship killers. Marriage, on the other hand is a marathon not a sprint, a lifetime of two people intentionally working to live together and become one. God proclaimed to the first man that he, “shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (Gen 2:24) God’s intent for marriage is intimacy. The Hebrew word used here in Genesis is (דָּבַק, dabaq , daw-bak), which simply means to cling or adhere to. Couples are commanded by God to get to know one another in a special closeness to the point they are as “one flesh.” Adam’s sin caused God to pronounce a curse on the intimacy of the relationship that would affect couples until this day. God pronounced a curse upon the relationship between Adam and Eve. (Gen 3:16). It may be debated exactly what the curse meant, but it is clear that the dynamic of the relationship between man and woman had now changed. Ronald Hawkins in his book, “Strengthening Martial Intimacy” lays out a biblical based roadmap on how to regain and
4-MAT BOOK REVIEW
STRENGTHENING MARITAL INTIMACY
BY RONALD E. HAWKINS
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JOESPH M. WOLSTENCROFT
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE COURSE PACO 603
PREMARITAL AND MARITAL COUNSELING
BY
DAVID M LOWE
30 JANUARY 2013
TABLES OF CONTENT
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3
Summary……………………………………………………………………………..3
Concrete Response…………………………………………………………………5
Reflections…………………………………………………………………………...5
Application…………………………………………………………………………...6
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………6
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….7
Introduction
Most couples get married with the idea that they will somehow live a blissful happy ever after life. Most never realize that the wedding is only a ceremony, a snapshot in time of overwhelming joy and exhilaration soon to lose its luster to the dross of selfishness and many other relationship killers. Marriage, on the other hand is a marathon not a sprint, a lifetime of two people intentionally working to live together and become one. God proclaimed to the first man that he, “shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (Gen 2:24) God’s intent for marriage is intimacy. The Hebrew word used here in Genesis is (דָּבַק, dabaq , daw-bak), which simply means to cling or adhere to. Couples are commanded by God to get to know one another in a special closeness to the point they are as “one flesh.” Adam’s sin caused God to pronounce a curse on the intimacy of the relationship that would affect couples until this day. God pronounced a curse upon the relationship between Adam and Eve. (Gen 3:16). It may be debated exactly what the curse meant, but it is clear that the dynamic of the relationship between man and woman had now changed. Ronald Hawkins in his book, “Strengthening Martial Intimacy” lays out a biblical based roadmap on how to regain and
Bibliography: Ronald E. Hawkins, Strengthening Marital Intimacy (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Pub Group, 1991), Direct Digital on IPad.