Marriage and Redemption (a)

In this part of the sermon: Martin asserts that a redeemed marriage is impossible without a real, life-transforming participation in the salvation described in the earlier chapters of Ephesians. He…

Marriage is presented as a 'mirror image' of Christ's union with His church, meaning that how a husband loves his wife should reflect Christ's love, and how a wife relates to her husband should reflect the church's submission to Christ.

biblically it's a b a drag image best a mirror image this is what i need even thought of bringing the light rather largely repeated try to make the illustrations did that a lot of interior image in my walk so that you'll see what my watch will what's the proper and not see christ in his spiritual union with his people we do not see artificial love laying down his life for a it was something that we commission unto christ into a redeemed hermit

11:47 - 12:30 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin asserts that a redeemed marriage is impossible without a real, life-transforming participation in the salvation described in the earlier chapters of Ephesians. He…

Martin uses the analogy of making bricks without straw to illustrate the futility of trying to achieve a redeemed marriage without the foundational grace and dynamics described in Ephesians 1-2.

wives it is impossible to have a redeemed marriage. To make bricks and give them no straw. To set for remarriage

16:59 - 17:17 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin asserts that a redeemed marriage is impossible without a real, life-transforming participation in the salvation described in the earlier chapters of Ephesians. He…

Martin describes his struggle to find the right metaphor for the sermon's structure, settling on 'foundational prerequisite' and 'superstructure' with 'deep footing' to clearly express the relationship between salvation and marriage directives.

the prerequisite. We'll take that up tonight. I struggled long at my desk. I said do I want to stick with the structural concept. Foundational

18:28 - 18:41 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin outlines seven key aspects of the salvation described in Ephesians 1-2: located in Christ, rooted in God's sovereign choice, procured by Christ's blood, including the Holy…

He uses the metaphor of a 'flyover' to describe his rapid survey of Ephesians 1 and 2, highlighting seven aspects of salvation as the foundational prerequisite for a redeemed marriage.

And what are the leading characteristics of that salvation? Will you tighten your seatbelt? We're going to do a flyover of Ephesians 1 and 2. And we're going to see seven aspects. Not

22:29 - 22:41 Read in full sermon

Driving home: You cannot hang the good fruit of the redeemed marriage in Ephesians 5. You cannot see it grow on the rotten tree. It's still rooted in Adam and has never been uprooted and transplanted.

Martin states that one cannot 'hang the good fruit of the redeemed marriage' on a 'rotten tree' (an unregenerate person), emphasizing that true conversion is necessary for a redeemed marriage.

tree. You cannot hang the good fruit of the redeemed marriage in Ephesians 5. You cannot see it grow on the rotten tree. It's still rooted in Adam and has never been uprooted and transplanted.

37:50 - 38:25 Read in full sermon

The point: Examine the genuineness of your conversion if you are a spouse who refuses to reverence/submit to your husband or love/nourish your wife as Christ loves the church.

Martin uses the examples of a 'converted drunkard who still hugs his bottle,' a 'converted gambler who still has a pocket full of betting stubs,' and a 'converted lecher who still visits his pornographic shops' to question the genuineness of conversion for spouses who do not obey biblical commands in marriage.

various elders spend hours throwing their guts into marriages dead in the water and a pencil what do you say of the converted drunkard who still hugs his bottle what do you say of the converted gambler who still has a pocket full of bedding stubs what do you say of the converted lecher

45:12 - 45:54 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not nourish even a twig of romantic interest in someone unless you have solid biblical grounds to believe they are a true Christian.

He references the Disney movie 'Bambi' and the concept of 'twitterpation' to describe the irrational, emotional crushes that young people experience, warning against feeding such feelings for an unproven commodity.

Then you determine. And I checked out my facts with my wife. It was Bambi and all the other animals that in the springtime got Twitter paid.

48:26 - 48:35 Read in full sermon

The point: Consider that it is better to embrace singleness to the glory of God as a redeemed person than to enter a compromised marriage.

Martin shares an anecdote about a daughter who brought heartbreak to her parents by feeding her 'twitterpation' for an 'unproven commodity,' illustrating the danger of ignoring his exhortation to the unmarried.

I know right now a daughter who's brought great delight to her pastor father's heart. Another part. Breaking her parents' hearts. Because she allowed herself to feed her Twitter patients an unproven commodity.

51:35 - 52:03 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin encourages married couples to cultivate a redeemed marriage by continually feeding their souls on the great salvation they have in Christ, emphasizing that this gospel…

He uses the metaphor of holding a 'mirror above your marriage' so that others can look in and see a reflection of 'how Christ loves his church,' emphasizing the evangelistic witness of a redeemed marriage.

That's my exhortation to the unmarried. Now I have a specific exhortation to the married among us. You know the greatest secret to having a redeemed marriage? That when you put the mirror above your marriage and people look in that mirror they say, Ah, now I understand a little bit how Christ loves his child.

52:03 - 52:27 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin encourages married couples to cultivate a redeemed marriage by continually feeding their souls on the great salvation they have in Christ, emphasizing that this gospel…

Martin uses the analogy of a man putting a styptic pencil on a shaving nick to illustrate how a loving husband should be equally concerned and gentle in applying 'loving gentle words' to his wife's 'nicks in her emotions' or 'feelings.'

When he nicks himself shaving, he puts the styptic pencil on. He's concerned. He doesn't hate his own flesh. He's as concerned when she's got a nick in her emotions.

52:36 - 52:40 Read in full sermon

The point: To grow a redeemed marriage, feed your soul upon the great salvation you have in Christ, rather than relying on superficial advice.

He uses the metaphor of a 'dripping of a faucet' to describe a wife who constantly demeans or rails on her husband, contrasting it with the respectful behavior of a redeemed wife.

I see that wife, even when it's plain, her husband has been insensitive and he's made a foolish decision. She doesn't demean him. She doesn't rail on him. She doesn't become like the dripping of a faucet.

53:08 - 53:20 Read in full sermon

The point: To grow a redeemed marriage, feed your soul upon the great salvation you have in Christ, rather than relying on superficial advice.

Martin uses the metaphor of 'streams of gospel reality flowing through our hearts in power' that 'furnish us to be redeemed husbands and redeemed wives' and 'turn the turbines of their commitment' to a redeemed marriage.

...of this marvelous salvation flowing like a conduit into the hearts of these husbands and wives that'll turn the turbines of their commitment to have a redeemed marriage.

53:53 - 54:05 Read in full sermon