Sermon

The First Wedding Day

Tim Keller |  January 4, 2009

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Topics:
  • Creation
  • Marriage
  • Identity
Duration:
36:14
Scripture:
Genesis 2:18-25
SKU:
RS 310-5

Overview

You can’t understand the central storyline of the Bible unless you understand something about marriage. The Bible begins with a marriage in Genesis 2, and at the end, in Revelation, it ends with a marriage and the wedding supper of the Lamb. In some ways, you can understand what the whole Bible is about and what the gospel is about in terms of marriage.

In Genesis 2, we have the first wedding. Let’s ask the text a question: how can we be successful in seeking out marriage and in actually being married?

There are three things the text says you need if you’re going to be married well: 1) attentiveness to idolatry, 2) patience for a very long journey, and 3) supernatural humility.

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