"I promise to be patient with your weaknesses and to rejoice in your strengths." This is perhaps the hardest promise. Piper notes that we marry sinners. The pacto acknowledges that your spouse will fail you, but you vow to extend the same grace Christ extends to the Church.
Some couples feel the "prisoner of war" language kills romance. Piper’s response: True romance is only possible in a safe covenant. Knowing your spouse cannot leave you for gaining weight, losing a job, or getting old is the foundation of erotic freedom. Security creates passion. pdf pacto matrimonial john piper
: Marriage is viewed as a "parable of permanence" designed by God to show His grace and faithfulness to the world. Radical Forgiveness "I promise to be patient with your weaknesses