When Sinners Say “I Do” | Dave Harvey

Dave Harvey. When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage. Shepherd Press, 2007. 190 pp.

Marriage is the union of two people who arrive at the altar toting some surprisingly large luggage. Often it gets opened right there on the honeymoon, sometimes it waits for the week after. The Bible calls it sin and understanding its influence can make all the difference for a man and woman who are building a life together. When Sinners Say “I Do” is about encountering the life-transforming power of the gospel in the unpredictable journey of marriage.

Dave’s writing style embraces the reader as he speaks honestly, and sometimes humorously, about sin and the power of the gospel to overcome it. He opens the delightful truth of God’s word and encourages the reader to see more clearly the glorious picture of what God does when sinners say “I do.”

Author: Covenant Fellowship Church Bio

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Excerpts: TOC | Foreword | Preface | Discussion of Jane Austen Novels

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Laymen/Unknown

• Carolyn McCulley at SoloFeminity (07/07) Review
• Mike Chalmers at Not Just A Hat Rack (07/07) Review
• Tim Challies at Challies.com (ND) Review

Endorsements:

Dave Harvey skillfully exposes the real root of most marriage problems—each spouse is still a sinner. But he doesn’t leave us to wallow in our sin. He shows the way out through the ongoing power of the gospel. This book will be helpful for any married couple whether they’ve been married five weeks or fifty years. —Jerry Bridges, author of The Pursuit of Holiness

This is a wonderful book. It is honest, refreshing, practical, and above all biblical. These carefully written pages spill over with truth and grace. This book is liberating, Christ-centered and hope-filled, pointing the way to God-empowered marriage. —Randy Alcorn, author of Heaven

Dave Harvey not only offers a biblical diagnosis of marital strife, but prescribes the cure as well—the gospel. When Sinners Say “I Do” provides clarity in conflict, hope in despair, and points the way to a joy-filled, God glorifying marriage. —C. J. Mahaney, author of Humility

I read this book on marriage and—this an honest impression of mine—it blew me away. I was very glad to write the foreword to this book because it was probably one of the most honest looks at the joys and struggles of marriage, a marriage between two flawed people who are living in a fallen world who are the sons and daughters of a faithful God. You’re selling yourself short if you don’t read this book. Don’t read it only if you’re married. Everyone should read this book because it has so much to say about the struggles that happen when sinners live near sinners; and how God rescues us by His grace and gives us the possibility of having good relationships. . . . This is the best book on marriage I have ever read. —Paul David Tripp, President of Paul Tripp Ministries and Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary

Extras:

• Interview with Dave Harvey at the Westminster Bookstore Blog
• Tim Challies interviews Dave Harvey at Discerning Reader
• Dave Harvey sermon library (MP3)

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