Whether you’ve been married for 60 years or six months, you and your spouse should be feeding your marriage with the word. Studying Bible verses about marriage and watching inspirational movies about marriage are two ways to enrich your marriage and is something you can do with your significant other.
Today, nearly one in five new marriages is between a Christian and a non-religious partner. This kind of “unequally yoked” marriage can lead to arguments over many things including priorities, values, and attitudes. There are also questions of whether to raise the children as Christian or atheist, whether to allow the religious spouse to donate to their church, and whether religion should be a topic discussed in the home.
While each relationship has its own unique challenges, Lee Strobel, the author of “The Case for Christ," says there are a few marriage tips that can really help those who are unequally yoked to bring peace back into their marriage.
The first step is to make sure your spouse still knows that they are the most important person in your life. It’s also important to focus on the qualities that you love about your spouse rather than focusing on their unbelief. Be sure to always stick to your Christian values while dealing with topics of potential conflict. And finally, when teaching religion to your children don’t turn them against your spouse. Instead, teach them mutual respect for both parents.
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5 Bible Verses On Marriage
Before we explore movies about marriage, let’s dive into these Bible verses about marriage -- scriptures that can help you learn and grow as a couple:
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." -- Hebrews 13:4 (NIV)
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor" -- Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIV)
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" -- Ephesians 5:25 (NIV)
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” -- Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)
“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” -- Ephesians 5:22-24 (NIV)
Find more advice on marriage struggles by watching the 5 following inspirational movies on Great American Pure Flix.
Marriage Movies On Great American Pure Flix
A Walton Wedding
In 1964, John-Boy Walton is planning his wedding to Janet Gilchrist, the editor of a New York fashion magazine and the daughter of a diplomat. They plan a small wedding and he invites family and friends from Walton's Mountain to come to New York for the celebration. However, Janet's Aunt Flo has other ideas and takes over their wedding preparations.
Meanwhile, Olivia has decided that the time is right for her to return to school and she enrolls in a class at Boatwright University. Her lecturer wonders why she, a married woman with a family, is there, and he makes her time in his class very difficult.
Just in Time
The story follows a woman, Hannah, grasping for control in all areas of her life: work, marriage, and starting a family. Due to tensions in the couple’s marriage, the couple agrees to spend Easter weekend apart. During this time, she meets an older gentleman who claims to have found her watch – one she knows nothing about. The two begin a weekend-long investigation to discover the origins of the watch in hopes of finding answers to Hannah’s past and current problems. This journey for answers draws her toward God and a new faith but also mends and strengthens her marriage.
A Wedding on Waltons Wedding
Erin Walton is considering marrying her boyfriend Paul, but her old boyfriend Ashley, who left for the war and married someone else, has become a widower and wants Erin back, but Paul will not give her up so easily. Mary Ellen's boyfriend Jonesy, a veterinarian, is trying to establish a practice but not everybody has confidence in him. Ben, who has been minding the lumber business while their father is with their ailing mother in Arizona, is having some problems and everybody's worried that he's digging himself too deep of a hole.
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The Case For Christ
An award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife but ends up finding his own faith instead. Problems that arise in a marriage between a Christian and an atheist are one of the main themes of “The Case for Christ." This marriage movie is sure to help you and your spouse talk about your beliefs on religion and how you can help each other grow closer to the Lord.
Like Arrows
From the creators of "Lifemark" and "Overcomer," this is a powerful modern-day family story about the transforming power of God’s grace through even the most overwhelming parenting challenges. This inspirational movie will help you remember it's never too late to make a changed and turn to God for renewed grace and strength in parenting.
For more inspirational movies, check out the thousands of faith and family-friendly movies and TV shows on Great American Pure Flix.
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