Lesson 23: Trust in Jesus
Question 5
You can and should put your trust fully in God who judges justly. But you also want to work together with your spouse toward building a healthy, loving relationship where each person shows themselves to be as trustworthy as possible. The effort should never be a one-sided where your spouse tries to earn your trust by doing certain things or following rules you establish. It should always be a team effort.
A Christian marriage is to be centered on the gospel, not the law. The law says, “Measure up or die”; the gospel says, “You are forgiven; let’s try again.”
Galatians 3 tells us that all who rely on works of the law are under a curse and that no one can be justified before God by the law. God’s people live by faith, not law.
Christ redeemed you from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for you when He hung on the cross and died in your place (Galatians 3: 10-14). Christ fulfilled the law and removed it from you, making you free to live according to the gospel.
The relationship of the gospel-centered couple is not based on the merits or trustworthiness of each individual, but on Christ and His righteousness, which has been given to them both equally. This is why all the admonitions in the Bible for husbands (to love and provide) and wives (to be subject to and respect) are always surrounded by the message of the cross and resurrection of Jesus.
As a couple trusts in Christ to keep them, they can live in peace and grace with one another, knowing they are loved and accepted in Jesus and also with each other.
The Christian couple is safe in Christ, and because of Him, they are safe with one another.
Gospel acceptance and mutual dependence upon Christ create an environment that invites growth in grace and love for each other.
Question 5. Has your marriage been based on the righteousness of Christ or on your acts toward one another? Please share.
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