Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Week 3: Chapter 2 — The Revealing Power of Marriage
Read Chapter 2 of Sacred Marriage. Key passages: Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 15:18–19; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7.
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Thomas argues that marriage is perhaps the most honest mirror God gives us — not because our spouse is always right about us, but because the relationship strips away the performance and shows us what is really there.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Thomas argues that we can maintain a flattering self-image much more easily when we are alone than when we are married. Do you agree? What specifically does marriage reveal that solitude or even friendship does not?
2.He discusses how the way we treat our spouse when no one is watching is one of the truest measures of our spiritual character. How does that standard sit with you? What does it reveal?
3.Thomas observes that we are often far more patient and kind with strangers or coworkers than with our own spouses. Why do you think that is? What does that gap reveal about where your virtue is genuinely rooted and where it is merely performed?
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