How to Build a Godly Marriage

12 Principles for Flourishing and Lasting - A Practical Guide for Couples Who Want More

By Joel R. Beeke, Mary Beeke

2026

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Is your marriage drifting into routine? Has joy given way to quiet distance? Is spiritual vitality absent? Rediscover the Beauty and Purpose of a Christ-Centered Union Drawing on decades of pastoral and counseling experience, Joel and Mary Beeke offer twelve clear, biblical principles that strengthen love, deepen communication, and restore hope. Whether your marriage feels solid or strained, this short guide will help you pursue God’s glory together and increase your joy in the covenant you share. Contents Part Build Your Marriage by Loving God 1. Build Your Marriage on the Word of God 2. Nurture Spiritual Fellowship 3. Pray Together 4. Practice Family Worship Questions for Further Study and Discussion Part Build Your Marriage by Loving Your Spouse 5. Show Sacrificial Love to Your Spouse 6. Practice the Art of Kindness 7. Embrace the Duties of Marriage 8. Develop Good Communication Skills 9. Compliment Your Spouse 10. Cultivate Sexual Intimacy 11. Foster Close Friendship 12. Parent as a Team Conclusion Questions for Further Study and Discussion

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Authors

Joel R. Beeke

Author · 87 books

Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as President and Professor of Systematic Theology, Church History, and Homiletics. He has been in the ministry since 1978 and has served as a pastor of his current church since 1986. He is also editor of the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has written, co-authored, or edited fifty books and contributed over fifteen hundred articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. His Ph.D. (1988) from Westminster Theological Seminary is in Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology. He is frequently called upon to lecture at Reformed seminaries and to speak at conferences around the world. He and his wife, Mary, have three children: Calvin, Esther, and Lydia.

Mary Beeke

Author · 3 books

Mary Beeke is the wife of Dr. Joel Beeke and the mother of Calvin, Esther, and Lydia. She has served as a registered nurse and an elementary teacher, and has her M.A.T. in learning disabilities from Calvin College. Since 1989, she has been a homemaker and a pastor's wife.