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What Is the Ultimate Purpose of Marriage?

July 2, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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Marriage

What Is the Ultimate Purpose of Marriage?

24 min

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Marriage

What Is the Ultimate Purpose of Marriage?

24 min

"In marriage, what we're doing is we're covenanting with another person before God, to be committed to each other, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer."
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Does Romans 13 call Christians to obey traffic laws?
  2. Should I submit to my body or obey my mind?
  3. What is the ultimate point of marriage?
  4. How do I deal with an accusing conscience?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church, a congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he also serves the broader church as a host on the Core Christianity radio program, a live, daily call-in talk show where he answers listeners' questions about the Bible and the Christian faith. He and his wife Ysabel live in San Diego with their five children.

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