Marriage in the Bible

Covenant and Confusion, Witness and Hope

By: Geoffrey Schmitt

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Marriage in the Bible takes readers on a journey from Genesis to Revelation, exploring the beauty and brokenness of marriage through Scripture, history, and contemporary challenges.

Part One looks at Old Testament foundations, where covenant love is revealed amid polygamy and human failure. Part Two highlights Jesus’ teaching, lifting marriage to its God-given dignity while pointing to the eternal banquet to come. Part Three explores Paul’s balance between marriage and singleness, his profound vision of marriage as a mystery, and his insistence that leaders model covenant fidelity. Part Four traces Christian history—from Rome and the early church to monastic celibacy, the Reformation’s restoration of marriage, and the modern crises of birth control, abortion, and cultural confusion. Finally, the book shows how the unchanging Word of God still speaks with clarity and grace today.

Blending biblical teaching, historical insight, pastoral wisdom, and personal stories—including Geoffrey’s own life with Lily and Brenda—this book offers both encouragement and challenge. It calls readers to see marriage not as a contract of convenience but as a covenant of faith, sacrifice, and grace.