I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah : Moving from Romance to Lasting Love

by Zacharias, Ravi K.

• ISBN13: 9780849917981
• ISBN10: 0849917980
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-02-11
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Is it possible to have a great marriage? This book says an unequivocal yes! "Love is still what people long for. It's still the theme of dreams," says best-selling author Dr. Ravi Zacharias. Couples around the world yearn for the joy and security found only in lasting, loving marriages. In his travels. Ravi has heard men and women in many cultures express their dreams of lasting love. In response, he has discovered a treasure trove in the biblical account of the betrothal and marriage of Isaac and Rebekah, whose love story forms the framework of this fascinating book. In its pages you find the secrets to the kind of courtship and growing marital relationship that offer true happiness. Offering wise counsel from true stories and accounts from his own marriage, Dr. Zacharias emphasizes that real love -- the kind that makes lasting satisfying marriage possible -- is a blending of the emotions and the will. He says, "Without the emotions, marriage is a drudgery; without the will, it is a mockery." Whether you are seriously dating contemplating marriage, or committed to making your marriage strong, the insightful. Bible based counsel this book provides will offer you strength and wisdom as you move from romance to lasting love. "Marriage is at once the most powerful union and the most misunderstood relationship we can experience," confesses renowned speaker and apologist Dr. Ravi Zacharias. And most of us would agree. In this book, Ravi clears up some of the confusion by drawing profound lessons from the biblical story of the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah. "Different cultures view marriage differently," Ravi warns us, "and if we are not careful, we can begin to believe that marriage was society's idea within the framework of each culture. Nothing could be further from the truth. Marriage was God's idea, and he alone has the right to define how it was meant to be. "This book gives you a look into what the Bible says about God's plan for marriage. He has clearly spoken to us in his Word. And sooner or later we all come to realize that only when we shape our marriages God's way do we reap the great benefits." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ravi Zacharias is president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Born in India and educated in Cambridge, he has lectured in the world's most prominent universities as well as in more than 50 countries

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The Indispensable Element in Love	p. 1
The Will to Do	p. 23
The Living Act of a Dead Self	p. 47
To Have and to Hold	p. 63
Preparing to Leave	p. 87
The First Glimpse, the Final Test	p. 113
Facing Reality and Each Other	p. 133
Notes	p. 157
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