Escaping the Misunderstanding of Marriage (Paperback)

Are the roles of men and women the same in marriage? Are they equal in marriage? Is marriage just finding a partner to live together with? Are happiness and harmony the purpose of marriage? Are Christians allowed to divorce, remarry? The purpose of this book is to help readers learn about marriage in a Biblical context. Author Andrew Yuan answers the above questions as well as shares the vision that God has given him through years of counselling and even from his own personal experiences in dealing with myths, misunderstandings and pitfalls in marriage. This book features: The current situation of marriage in the Chinese society Case studies of Chinese marriages with practical analysis The virtues and vanities of the author's nearly 30 years of marriage 如今做婚姻辅导的机构越来越多，但往往侧重于促进夫妻沟通的方法，或是解决夫妻冲突的技巧。这些工作能够一定程度上产生"维护婚姻"的作用，却不能告诉我们婚姻应该往何处去。没有前进的方向，我们有可能一直在婚姻旅程中打转，以致无限度地需要 "婚姻维护工作"。 婚姻到底是为了什么目的？仅仅是为了让我们幸福和谐地走完人生道路吗？如果我们不知道往哪走，合乎真理的目标可能会距离我们的婚姻越来越远。很多基督徒会注重于建立自己和谐、美好的家庭，却忘记了上帝指定的婚姻异象，从而南辕北辙、事倍功半。 本书的目的，是将上帝向作者所展现的婚姻异象清晰地描述出来，帮助读者从圣经中了解上帝为婚姻所规范的律例和法度，以及他在《圣经》中所启示的真理和恩典。当我们的婚姻生活真正按照圣经的原则去行的时候，上帝的祝福就会到来。 为达到这一学习的目的，我们必须回归《圣经》，根据《圣经》来纠正人们对婚姻认识的几个误区。 误区一：男人女人都一样吗？ 误区二：婚姻中&#