Model Marriage
Counsellors to note:- Our marriage counselling applies to the ideal couple who are both born-again
Christians and submitted to the Word of God. - If both of them are not fully submitted to the pastors and the Church, you cannot
really solve the problems. - If the person is not in your church, don’t waste much time because they are not
fully submitted to you. - Don’t take sides in solving problems.
- Don’t answer the question, “What should I do?” in a direct way. People will say
you made them do whatever they did. - Don’t be so vague that people cannot understand what you are saying.
Notes- Charles R. Swindoll, Strike the Original Match(Portland, Oregon: Multnomah Press,
1980), 106 - 66. - Les Carter, The Push-Pull Marriage: Learning and Living the Art of Give and Take
(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1985), 67 - 81. - H. Norman Wright, Communication: Key To Your Marriage(Glendale, California: G/L
Publications, 1974), 38, 163 - 6. - Bob and Jan Horner, Resolving Conflict in Your Marriage(Loveland, Colorado: Group
Publishing Inc., 2000), 70 - 71. - Dennis and Barbara Rainey, Starting Your Marriage Right (Nashville, Tennessee:
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000), 48 - 51; Neil T. Anderson and Charles Nylander, The Christ-
Centered Marriage(Ontario: Glint, 1996), 137.