Author : Calvin Dean
Release : 2018-02-17
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Book Synopsis The Great Institution by : Calvin Dean

Download or read book The Great Institution written by Calvin Dean. This book was released on 2018-02-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us know all the bylaws associated with many of the worldly institutions we support, such as our educational, governmental, and financial entities. These are governed by rules. Yet we lackthe moral understanding of the most popular one, the institution of marriage that God instituted. Many of us refuse to apply its rules or laws. Because of this, divorce has become the order of the day. Many have reduced marriage to just a contractual piece of paper that they sign and that they can just as easily sign to get out of. People are not committing themselves to this institution for the long haul; instead, they are quick to break their covenant on the slightest provocation.Such an act is directly linked to the lack of information about it and the unwillingness to apply the same to their lives.In this book we will discover that too many individuals worship and honor the lesser over the greater things of life. They tend to put some things that are always changing ahead of the things that cannot change. Actually, they are more faithful to ideas rather than to time honored ideals. It is sad that so many people do not know or are notaware of the value or sanctity of marriage. This is clearly reflected in the way the world treats this covenant-so flippantly and indifferently.Many do not value it because of their limited knowledge of it and because of their blatant disregard for it.In this book, we try to share the true intent of the marriage institution as God designed it. Our focus is on the covenant and relationship aspects of this God-ordained institution. We can't tell you howto improve your marriage, so if that's what you are seeking, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Nevertheless, it is my prayer that you not only read this book to gain keen insight into this subject but also that you live out the biblical truths contained therein.Marriage is a perfect institution that has been perfectly designed by a perfect God. It cannot be broken; it is not in need of repair-nor is iton the rocks. What you have in this perfect institution are imperfect people trying to conform to a faultless institution. They are more committedto each other rather than to the institution itself. So what we have here are relationships within the institution of marriage that are:* broken* in need of repair* shattered* on the rocks and* irreparableWe have emotionally associated ourselves with this relationship god within the institution of marriage so much so that we have broken the covenant and commitment we once had that really should have been made to this God-ordained institution. When the relationship does not work out, we proceed to divorce.* Marriage is the most explored and yet the most misunderstood of institutions.* Marriage is the most popular institution, yet it is a completely unfamiliar institution to many, even to those people who are in it.* Marriage is usually one of the happiest occasions for couples, but it can lead to a lifetime of bitterness and sadness.* Marriage can bring much pleasure, but it can also hold the worse heartbreak. If any of you have ever been in love before and the relationship did not work out, then you have tasted the reality of this feeling.* Marriage is such that some love to have it but hate it when they get into it. It is amazing that so many people run toward this institution without the thought processes necessary to grasp the weightiness and sanctity of their union within this institution.While this book is a short work, I think you will find its pages to be transformative and effective. In fact, many marriages have no truth to hold on to with regard to this institution. They are following the world's ideological views, which do not include anything about its sanctity or who ordained it.In this book, I will share the true intent of the marriage institution as God designed it. This book also has a built in Study Guide for Small Groups and Marriage Counseling