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Summary: Major Disappointment
Review: Because all men are sinners, The Man in The Marriage is The Sinner. The wife is God's gift to the man for the purpose of straightening him out. The woman is different because that's how God gifted her. The man is different because he is a sinner. This is my synopsis of this book, especially when combined with the author's previous (Discovering the Mind of a Woman). There are some good points, especially toward the end, but overall I was disappointed. In first book, we men are told that in order to love our wives, we must be more diligent to honestly listen to them. In this book the wives are told that their marriages are a mess because the men are failing to listen and that women must speak up more. Overall, the author says that it is up to the husband to "love his wife as Christ loves the church", but there is *no* discussion about just how in the heck Christ demonstrated that love. All I am left with seems to be a sappy, sentimental sort of love that bears *no* relationship to the actual scriptural record of Christ's costly, expensive and demanding love. Also, there is no real discussion for the wife of how her husband just may have been gifted by God with different strengths and abilities from hers, and that his and her abilities are designed to be used to complement each other. In this book, all the differences are laid at the doorstep of the man's sinfulness. And there is *no* mention at all of the balancing scriptures of either the wife's responsibility to honor and respect her husband (not a single one!), nor of the Church's responsibilities of worship and obedience to Christ. Even though there may be a few good points, this author seems to be empowering the women to be better nags, and furthering their discontent with their husbands. Especially if they see their men being *Really* Christlike. The Church is full of members who at their heart are discontented with how Christ's love is demanding that they quit being childish and grow up, and I think there are many wives that reflect the same behaviour. Men *DO* need to grow up into Christlike love and care for their wives, but I don't think this book will help all that much.
Rating:
Summary: Major Disappointment
Review: Because all men are sinners, The Man in The Marriage is The Sinner. The wife is God's gift to the man for the purpose of straightening him out. The woman is different because that's how God gifted her. The man is different because he is a sinner. This is my synopsis of this book, especially when combined with the author's previous (Discovering the Mind of a Woman). There are some good points, especially toward the end, but overall I was disappointed. In first book, we men are told that in order to love our wives, we must be more diligent to honestly listen to them. In this book the wives are told that their marriages are a mess because the men are failing to listen and that women must speak up more. Overall, the author says that it is up to the husband to "love his wife as Christ loves the church", but there is *no* discussion about just how in the heck Christ demonstrated that love. All I am left with seems to be a sappy, sentimental sort of love that bears *no* relationship to the actual scriptural record of Christ's costly, expensive and demanding love. Also, there is no real discussion for the wife of how her husband just may have been gifted by God with different strengths and abilities from hers, and that his and her abilities are designed to be used to complement each other. In this book, all the differences are laid at the doorstep of the man's sinfulness. And there is *no* mention at all of the balancing scriptures of either the wife's responsibility to honor and respect her husband (not a single one!), nor of the Church's responsibilities of worship and obedience to Christ. Even though there may be a few good points, this author seems to be empowering the women to be better nags, and furthering their discontent with their husbands. Especially if they see their men being *Really* Christlike. The Church is full of members who at their heart are discontented with how Christ's love is demanding that they quit being childish and grow up, and I think there are many wives that reflect the same behaviour. Men *DO* need to grow up into Christlike love and care for their wives, but I don't think this book will help all that much.
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