John Piper and Bethlehem's commitment to Peacemaking

Visit Hope in God web site for some articles and mp3s on the subject of Peacemaking in a church context.

 http://hopeingod.org/document/relational-commitments

Peacemaker's Sixth Point

I believe this is great--we entered into such an agreement. This is what the Peacemaker site suggests:


Sign a marriage covenant. To add further weight to your commitment to guard your marriage and to resolve conflicts in a biblically faithful manner, you may sign a "Christian Marriage and Peacemaking Covenant" that commits you to turning to the church instead of civil courts to resolve problems that might conceivably give rise to legal issues.

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