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One of the best ways to have a Christ centered marriage is to become two individuals who seek to follow Him. This rightfully places the Lord directly in the center of your marriage. Having Him in the center allows direction, growth, and humility to flow freely, all while making your marriage one of the most rewarding relationships you have.

5 Scriptures for a Christ-Centered Marriage

  • You are better and stronger together, and even better and stronger with the Lord. “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 
  • You will always have things vying for your attention, time, and efforts. Make sure your marriage remains one of your highest priorities. Many marriages drift apart long before they ever explode in destruction. Stay on guard. “Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Mark 10”9
  • The more you love your spouse as a verb in action, the easier it will be to forgive and to let go of some of their flaws and mistakes. “Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8
  • Setting up appropriate boundaries with extended family is a must. You’re living a 2 becoming 1 life, not a 2 becoming 3, 4,5 & 6 life. This can be tricky. If you’re getting stuck with this, check out The Expedition Marriage podcast, Episode 44, Setting Boundaries with In Laws. “Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24
  • Always remember what real love is. It’s so much more than the big feelings you had that led you into your marriage. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
    1 Corinthians 13:4-5

God in the center of marriage verse

God in the center of marriage verse

When you seek to follow Jesus, you will forever be being transformed more and more to his likeness. Your goal as a spouse is to help support your spouse in doing the same. If you’d like a great way to make Christ the center of your marriage, be sure to check out the Newlywed Couples Devotional, a 52 week biblically based devotional filled with scripture and application. It’s practical, it’s filled with truth, conversation starters and prayer… and it’s not just for newlyweds!  

"Also, one can be overpowered, but two together can put up resistance. A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap."

“If I have the gift of prophecy and I know all the mysteries and everything else, and if I have such complete faith that I can move mountains but I don’t have love, I’m nothing.”

“That’s how husbands ought to love their wives — in the same way as they do their own bodies. Anyone who loves his wife loves himself. No one ever hates his own body, but feeds it and takes care of it just like Christ does for the church because we are parts of his body.”

“Everything should be done in love.”

“You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride! You have captured my heart with one glance from your eyes, with one strand of your necklace. How beautiful is your loving, my sister, my bride! Your loving is so much better than wine, and your fragrance better than any perfume!”

“Tell me all about your faithful love come morning time, because I trust you. Show me the way I should go, because I offer my life up to you.”

“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to abandon you, to turn back from following after you. Wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord do this to me and more so if even death separates me from you.’”

“No sooner did I depart from them than I found the one whom I love with all my heart. I held on to him and now I won’t let him go, until I’ve brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.”

“Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together.”

“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their hard work. If either should fall, one can pick up the other. But how miserable are those who fall and don’t have a companion to help them up! Also, if two lie down together, they can stay warm. But how can anyone stay warm alone? Also, one can be overpowered, but two together can put up resistance. A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap.”

“This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh.”

“As for husbands, love your wives just like Christ loved the church and gave himself for her.”

“And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.”

“Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as death, passionate love unrelenting as the grave. Its darts are darts of fire — divine flame! Rushing waters can’t quench love; rivers can’t wash it away. If someone gave all his estate in exchange for love, he would be laughed to utter shame.”

“God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them, male and female God created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and master it. Take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, and everything crawling on the ground.’”

“Don’t let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Bind them on your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.”

“Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things. Love never fails. As for prophecies, they will be brought to an end. As for tongues, they will stop. As for knowledge, it will be brought to an end.”

“So continue encouraging each other and building each other up, just like you are doing already.”

“So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, humans must not pull apart what God has put together.”

“Faithful love and truth have met; righteousness and peace have kissed.”

“Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins.”

“I belong to my lover and he belongs to me — the one grazing among the lilies.”

“Put aside all bitterness, losing your temper, anger, shouting, and slander, along with every other evil. Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.”

“Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other.”

“This is my commandment: love one another just as have I loved you.”

“May your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts intoxicate you all the time; always be drunk on her love.”

“A strong woman is a crown to her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like rot in his bones.”

“He who finds a wife finds what is good, gaining favor from the Lord.”

“Many people will say that they are loyal, but who can find a reliable person? The righteous live with integrity; happy are their children who come after them.”

“A newly married man doesn’t have to march in battle. Neither should any related duties be placed on him. He is to live free of such responsibilities for one year, so he can bring joy to his new wife.”

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What does the Bible say about God being the center of your marriage?

In Mark 10:9, we read, “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” How wonderful is the comfort of knowing that with God at the center of your marriage, you are giving your marriage the strength to withstand everything that is thrown at it! He will be your refuge and strength in times of trouble!

What is God's place in marriage?

In the Old Testament, we are taught, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Married couples are meant to be unified in every possible way.

What does it mean to have God in the center of your relationship?

WHAT DOES MAKING GOD THE CENTER OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP MEAN? It means putting God first in your relationship, let God be your first priority, making God your focal point by letting Him have the final say in your relationship.

What is God's vision for marriage?

God's vision for marriage is for the marriage to be a blessed one. His vision is for a husband and a wife to become one flesh. To live so closely in harmony with each other that there can be no division between them. The chord of marriage is made up of three strands – the husband, the wife and God.