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Marriage Is a Covenant: Displaying the Gospel in the Home
Show: Equipping You in Grace
Series: Marriage and Family: God’s Design for the Home
Host: Dave Jenkins
Show Summary
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins continues the February series on Marriage and Family: God’s Design for the Home.
He explains how Scripture defines marriage as a covenant, not a contract, and shows how the gospel shapes the way husbands and wives love,
repent, forgive, and grow together. This episode is for married couples, those preparing for marriage, and anyone who wants to think
biblically about the home and the glory of Christ.
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Key Scriptures Referenced
- Genesis 2:24
- Ephesians 5:22–33
- Malachi 2:14
- Colossians 3:12–14
- 2 Peter 1:3
- 2 Peter 3:18
- Hebrews 3:13
- John 19:30
Episode Highlights
- Why marriage is God’s design, not a social invention.
- The difference between a contract mindset and a covenant commitment.
- How the gospel provides the foundation for love, forgiveness, and growth in marriage.
- The importance of communication, repentance, and personal responsibility in the home.
- Encouragement for singles and for those in struggling marriages.
Call to Action
Thank you for listening. If this episode helped you, please share it with a friend and consider leaving a review so others can be encouraged by biblical teaching on marriage and the Christian life.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
